EU level documents
The EU as well as EU based organisations have produced a range of publications in relation to Socially Responsible Public Procurement. With a view to inform a variety of stakeholders about what is happening in the area of SRPP at European level we are putting together a collection of the most pertinent documents.
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Mapping of social economy ecosystems:
- Social Enterprises and their Eco-systems: Developments in Europe, 2016 (European Commission)
- A map of social enterprises and their eco-systems in Europe, 2015 (European Commission)
Resources on public procurement:
- Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Making Public Procurement work in and for Europe, COM(2017) 572
- Buying Social - A Guide to Taking Account of Social Considerations in Public Procurement, 2011 (European Commission)
- Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES), "Social enterprises and social economy going forward" report, 2016
- Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES), "Best practices in the field of social clauses in public procurements in Europe", 2016
- "Public procurement for social progress – A Social Platform guide to the EU public procurement directive", 2015, Social Platform, available in EN, FR, DE, IT, ES, PT, HR
National documents
With a view to inform a variety of national stakeholders about what is happening in their country in the area of SRPP we are putting together a collection of the most pertinent documents and guides.
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Croatia
- A map of social enterprises and their eco-systems in Europe. Country Report: Croatia, 2014 (European Commission)
Czech Republic
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Czech Republic, 2014 (European Commission)
Denmark
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Denmark, 2014 (European Commission)
France
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe Country Report: France, 2014. (European Commission)
- Social Enterprises and their Eco-systems: A European mapping report. Updated country report: France, 2016 (European Commission)
Germany
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Germany, 2014 (European Commission)
- Social Enterprise in Germany: Understanding Concepts and Context, ICSEM Working Papers No. 14. Liege: The International Comparative Social Enterprise Models(ICSEM) Project.
- Social enterprises and their eco-systems A European mapping report - Country report - Germany (2018)
Greece
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Greece, 2014 (European Commission)
Hungary
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Hungary, 2014 (European Commission)
Italy
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Italy, 2014 (European Commission)
- Social enterprises and their eco-systems: A European mapping report. Updated country report: Italy, 2016 (European Commission)
Ireland
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Ireland, 2014 (European Commission)
- Social enterprises and their eco-systems: A European mapping report. Updated country report: Ireland, 2016 (European Commission)
Latvia
- Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country report LATVIA 2018 (European Commission)
Netherlands
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Netherlands, 2014 (European Commission)
Poland
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Poland, 2014 (European Commission)
- Social enterprises and their eco-systems: A European mapping report. Updated country report: Poland, 2016 (European Commission)
Romania
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Romania, 2014 (European Commission)
Slovakia
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Slovakia, 2014 (European Commission)
- Social enterprises and their eco-systems: A European mapping report. Updated country report: Slovakia, 2016 (European Commission)
Sweden
- A map of Social Enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country Report: Sweden, 2014 (European Commission)
