The European Commission has published its annual report summarising data on the use of ESIF financial instruments for the period ending December 2018.
The fi-compass factsheet ‘Supporting the development of Social Finance Ecosystems in Member States under ESF – Lessons learned from the Portuguese Social Innovation Initiative’ is now online and available for download. This publication sets out to help managing authorities that are taking their first steps in supporting the social economy ecosystem in their territories.
The fi-compass factsheet ‘Supporting the development of Social Finance Ecosystems in Member States under ESF – Lessons learned from the Portuguese Social Innovation Initiative‘ provides step-by-step guidance for the managing authorities willing to support the social economy sector with ESF resources.
The Koto-SIB Programme is a payment-by-results programme implemented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland in collaboration with the EIF. It is the first social impact bond scheme dedicated to migrants and refugees in Europe, supporting integration of migrants in Finland. Through the programme, which is supported by the Investment Plan for Europe, immigrants are given the opportunity to learn Finnish, get training and a job placement to help them along the path of integration. Finding the jobs, educating and training immigrants is done by service providers who are experienced professionals in integration training.
This video features the IFRRU 2020 ESIF fund of funds set up in Portugal to support energy efficiency and urban development projects in housing and commercial buildings. It accompanies the fi-compass case study, which provides more detail about how the financial instruments were implemented.
