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  • General publications
  • 5 February 2025
SOCIAL FINANCE MAPPING. Key actors in microfinance and social economy finance (2024)

This publication provides a comprehensive mapping of stakeholders in the microfinance and social economy finance sectors across the European Union. Since early 2022, the Microfinance Centre (MFC) has identified key international and national entities, including private, public, and non-governmental...

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  • General publications
  • 5 February 2025
The Size of Impact. Main Takeaways from the European impact investing market sizing exercise

The report delves into the European impact investing market, stemming from a comprehensive sizing exercise conducted in 2022. Spearheaded by the European Impact Investing Consortium and key partners across Europe, the report seeks to harmonize and elucidate the market's dynamics, trends, and...

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  • General publications
  • 5 February 2025
Unlocking the Social Economy: Towards Equity in the Green and Digital Transitions

The report explores the vital role of the social economy in advancing economic equity amid green and digital transitions. Drawing insights from extensive research, literature reviews, and over 20 interviews with leaders across Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and Asia, it examines how...

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  • General publications
  • 1 December 2024
Synthesis report on Council Regulation No. 1435.2003 - Statute for a European Cooperative Society

The report assesses the state of play of the application of the Statute for a European Cooperative Society in the 30 EU/EEA Member States pursuing three interconnected aims: 

  • to map the existing SCEs in EU/EEA; 
  • to understand the factors affecting the establishment of an SCE; 
  • to provide a set of...
EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy cover
  • General publications
  • 28 November 2024
EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy

To support social economy entities in building capacity for the use of that data, the Commission has supported the creation of a ‘code of conduct’ establishing a set of principles for how data should be managed and used in the social economy and how it could leverage the existing potential. For this...

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  • General publications
  • 19 September 2024
Benchmarking the socio-economic performance of the EU social economy

Full title: Benchmarking the socio-economic performance of the EU social economy. Improving the socio-economic knowledge of the proximity and social economy ecosystem  

This report summarises the findings of the project ‘Benchmarking the socio-economic performance of the EU social economy’. Across...

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  • General publications
  • 17 July 2024
Social economy strategies at a glance

This document provides an overview of the building blocks for developing strategies to promote and support the social economy, based on the findings of workshops organised by the European Commission. The document highlights the importance of a clear vision, effective stakeholder involvement, robust...

  • General publications
  • 6 March 2024
Social economy strategies - self assessment sheet
  • General publications
  • 13 June 2024
Mutual learning workshop on legal frameworks for the social economy | 13 June 2024
Cover Social Impact Measurement GECES 2014
  • General publications
  • 20 June 2014
GECES (2014), Proposed approaches to social impact measurement