Photo courtesy of Social Firm Wood at Aldingbourne, UK
Social Firms Europe CEFEC believes in the creation of employment for people facing barriers to the labour market because of disability or disadvantage
Photo courtesy of Social Firm Wood at Aldingbourne, UK
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Social Firms

Social Firms are one type of social enterprise; their specific social purpose is to create sustainable paid employment for people who are either disabled or severely disadvantaged in the labour market. These are businesses that use their market-orientated production of goods or services to achieve their social mission and they exist all over Europe, albeit at different stages of development and with different levels of intervention/recognition/legal status.

It is cheaper for any government to have people with severe disadvantages in work than out of work for the rest of their lives. The ethos of Social Firms is to CREATE the jobs that can be filled by people with severe disadvantages by employers that understand their support needs and who are committed to this objective.  

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There are three types of membership we offer. Each level of membership offers different benefits
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European Social Firm of the Year 2010

(Sponsored by Di-Hako, Germany)
European Social Firm of the Year 2010

 

The European Social Firm of the Year Awards were presented at the Social Firms Europe CEFEC Conference in Cambridge, UK on the 1st July. The Overall Best Social Firm award was won by Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd, UK

 

For the full results and to find out more about their organisations click here:

Research - "Linz Appeal"

Why should there be more Social Firms for disabled and disadvantaged people across Europe?
Research - "Linz Appeal"

 

The 2010 updated 'Linz Appeal' presents the collective experience of the Social Firms Europe CEFEC members with recommendations for how the growth of Social Firms can be encouraged.