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February 18, 2026

Benchmarking the socio-economic performance of the EU social economy

Benchmarking the Socio-Economic Performance of the EU Social Economy analyses the scale, characteristics and...

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July 18, 2025

The State of Social Enterprise Support in Europe and Neighbouring Countries: 2021 – 2022

This report offers an in-depth analysis of social enterprise support organisations across 23 countries in Europe...

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July 18, 2025

Social Enterprises and Their Ecosystems in Europe: Comparative synthesis report

This comparative synthesis report, coordinated by the European Commission, maps the landscape of social...

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May 22, 2025

SeHubs Policy Recommendations for Social Enterprises – Europe

This document presents policy recommendations developed during the SEHUBS Conference, held 3–4 April 2023, in...

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May 22, 2025

Desk Research on Social Enterprises Needs and Challenges – Poland

This report provides a detailed assessment of the social enterprise landscape in Poland. It highlights the...

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May 22, 2025

Desk Research on Social Enterprises Needs and Challenges – Italy

This report analyses the social enterprise landscape in Italy, focusing on legal frameworks, operational...

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May 22, 2025

Desk Research on Social Enterprises Needs and Challenges – Greece

The Greece Needs Analysis examines the legal, institutional and operational environment of social enterprises...

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May 22, 2025

Desk Research for Social Enterprises Needs and Challenges – Bulgaria

This report analyses the legal, structural, and operational landscape of social enterprises in Bulgaria. It...

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May 15, 2025

Co-creating Hubs for Social Enterprises – Case Studies from Poland

The Polish case studies highlight four social enterprises: KŁOS, U Pana Cogito, Fundacja JMP, and Vocational...

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May 15, 2025

Co-creating Hubs for Social Enterprises – Case Studies from Italy

This collection of case studies highlights four innovative social enterprises in Italy: Neu[noi], PMO Coworking...

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May 15, 2025

Co-creating Hubs for Social Enterprises – Case Studies from Greece

This set of Greek case studies highlights innovative social enterprises working on migration, local development...

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May 15, 2025

Co-creating Hubs for Social Enterprises – Case Studies from Bulgaria

This report presents case studies of social enterprises in Bulgaria, focusing on training, product distribution...

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May 8, 2025

Buying Social: A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement 2nd Edition

This guide helps public buyers use their purchasing power to drive positive social change, such as promoting...

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May 8, 2025

HANDBOOK: Assessing Social Impact – A source of insight for those funding an activity of social utility

This handbook offers guidance for funders and leaders of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organisations on...

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May 8, 2025

Learning as you SCALE: A Practical Guide for using Data and Insights to Navigate Scaling and Complex System Change

Learning As You Scale is designed to help people grow social innovations in complex and ever-changing settings...

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March 4, 2025

Making Socially Responsible Public Procurement Work: 71 Good Practice Cases

This guide, published by the European Commission, provides 71 case studies on how public procurement can be used...

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March 4, 2025

Rural Social Enterprise Guidebook of Good Practice: Experience from Estonia, Finland, Germany, Romania and Scotland

The Rural Social Enterprise Guidebook of Good Practice is a resource developed under the ViSEnet project to...

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October 28, 2024

Legal frameworks for the social and solidarity economy: OECD global action promoting social & solidarity economy ecosystems

This OECD 2022 report, funded by the European Union, explores legal frameworks supporting the social and...

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October 22, 2024

Designing legal frameworks for social enterprises: Practical guidance for policy makers

This document by the OECD provides practical guidance for policymakers to create effective legal systems that...

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February 12, 2024

Building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy

In this plan, the European Commission highlights the importance of social economy entities in driving green and...

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