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Trading for Impact: National Social Enterprise Policy 2024-2027
From Department of Rural and Community Development
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Trading for Impact: National Social Enterprise Policy 2024 -2027 was launched by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD on July 24 2024.
The purpose of the policy is to help cultivate and sustain strong and impactful social enterprises in Ireland to enrich the social, environmental, and economic well-being of people living in our communities. The policy represents a strong commitment by Government to social enterprises and a recognition of their value and potential.
A partnership approach was adopted in the development of this policy, with ongoing engagement and consultation with all relevant stakeholders being key principles throughout its development process. This included an open national public consultation.
The policy outlines five key objectives:
1. Building Awareness of Social Enterprise
2. Growing and Sustaining Social Enterprise
3. Supporting the Green Transition
4. National and International Engagement
5. Impact Measurement
57 concrete actions are defined under these objectives, which will be implemented between 2024 to 2027. A Stakeholder Engagement Group will be established to provide oversight for the policy, and annual reports will be published on its implementation.
The policy document can be found here:
