H Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe – Comparative synthesis report. .
BORZAGA Carlo, GALERA Giulia, FRANCHINI Barbara, CHIOMENTO Stefania, NOGALES Rocío, CARINI Chiara
2020 192p. The characteristics of social enterprises differ a lot from country to country concerning their number, size, legal forms and fields of activities. To create a clearer picture, the Commission has carried out a series of studies, mapping the reality of social enterprises in the 35 European countries using a common definition and approach. Comparative study, Report
ECONOMY & ENTREPRISES, EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AFFAIRS & SOCIAL INNOVATION, social economy, social entrepreneurship
social economy, social entrepreneurship
KE-06-18-357-EN-N
English, German, French
https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=738&langId=en&pubId=8274
This EU level synthesis report collates and interprets the key findings from country reports and draws a European picture of social enterprises and the environments in which they operate, the “ecosystems”. The report brings together a comprehensive picture of different country traditions, salient trends and key challenges across Europe.
The separate country reports provide key data on social enterprises and their eco-systems, including factors constraining their development.
An executive summary is also available in English, German and soon in French.