Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2012/2004(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Social Business Initiative – Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that social businesses have the potential to provide innovative responses to the current social and economic problems; encourages, therefore, the development of a supportive and streamlined regulatory framework and the provision of financial support to enable them to grow and survivesocial businesses, in particular SMEs, to grow and survive; welcomes the proposal on microcredit to support European SMEs;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of promoting the contribution of social businesses to understanding and meeting the needs of consumers, including vulnerable consumers in particular;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that social businesses help to build an ‘active society’ which is supportive ofcontributes to job creation and sustainable and inclusive economic growth;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that corporate social responsibility and ‘social enterprise’ are complementary aspects of the same policy and should consequently be developed in a coordinated manner, without duplicating the efforts made by Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to developconduct a thorough impact assessment, a long- term strategy to safeguard social and environmental goals and to enhance the participation of social businesses in public procurement, without hampering the competitive awarding of contracts or creating incentives to circumvent the rules;