| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S233S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
No dedicated SE strategy or action plan exists or is announced; UNDP's policy review (research Nov 2021-Sep 2022) finds only SE-related items in the Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2022-2026 and recommends a policy framework: 'none'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 33 (SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures)
UNDP's policy review finds that the Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2022-2026 includes awareness-raising targets 'specifically for social and green entrepreneurs', 'to be implemented by the Ministry of the Economy', alongside general SME items; there is no SE chapter or pillar: 'SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures' (a single awareness target is not a pillar with measures). · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No adopted SE strategy or action plan: 'no adopted instrument'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No SE instrument to monitor: 'none'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No SE instrument, hence 'no evidence' of SE organisations' participation. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I233I30I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 67 (a ministry named responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit)
Official texts name responsible bodies within broader units: the 2022-2026 Strategy assigns the SE awareness targets to the Ministry of Economy (UNDP review), and the Charter of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency under that ministry (Presidential Decree of 26 Jun 2018, item 3.2.9) gives it the right to support 'sosial sahibkarlığın (özünüməşğulluğun)' in refugee settlements; the Ministry of Labour led the SE-law drafting: 'a ministry named as responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 33 (one type only (e.g. a cooperatives regulator))
The official remit is narrow: the agency charter covers social entrepreneurship only as self-employment in refugee settlements, and the SE notion in official use is limited to enterprises employing people with disabilities (UNDP): 'one type only'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
UNDP's review describes no existing SE council or working group and recommends that 'smaller working groups on key topics should be convened': 'none'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
UNDP recommends that the government 'create an internal alignment and agreement to establish a framework and road map' and names a 'government champion' as missing; no inter-ministerial SE mechanism exists: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P133P20P30P433 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 33 (social considerations allowed in general (criteria, conditions))
The 2023 Law on Public Procurement 'contains provisions that promote sustainable procurement practice' and environmentally friendly and social procurement (ADB factsheet, 2023); no reservation for disabled persons' enterprises, SEs or Art. 77-type organisations is documented (law text not opened; the official copy refuses automated access): 'social considerations allowed in general'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 0 (none)
ADB: 'Sustainable public procurement is not explicitly recognized as a policy priority in Azerbaijan'; the government has only sought help to develop a policy: 'none'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
ADB: 'No monitoring system for public procurement was identified'; no figures or cases of social clauses found: 'none'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 33 (donor- or project-based training only)
The only training documented is donor-organised: UNEP's introductory workshop on sustainable public procurement and eco-labelling (20 Dec 2022) and ADB-supported dialogues on the new law planned for 2023: 'donor- or project-based training only'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D133D233 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 33 (in an official draft pending on 31 Dec 2025, or a non-binding document)
UNDP: 'Currently, SE in Azerbaijan is defined as an enterprise which employs people with disabilities', without citing a legal act; no law or adopted strategy defining SE was found: 'a non-binding document'. If the definition sits in a regulation, D1 would rise. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 33 (one)
The definition in use rests only on a social aim (employing people with disabilities), with no governance or profit criterion: 'one'. · source 1
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| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 0 of 3 L10L20L30L40L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 0 (none, announced, or consultation draft)
- L2 · Scope: 0 (none)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 0 (none adopted, or law not in force)
- L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
- L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
| 0.0 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E433E5100 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
SE support comes from the EU-funded UNDP action 'Developing innovation-driven and sustainable civil society in Azerbaijan' (training, ideation bootcamp, incubation) and Education HUB under 'Collaborate for Impact'; KOBİA offers general SME services only: 'project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead)'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
The EU/UNDP business-development programme ran in six regions (Aghdam, Baku, Ganja, Lankaran, Neftchala, Shaki), with no national network of centres: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Funded by the EU through UNDP; no national budget line found: 'mainly donor or EU funded'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 33 (under two years)
Documented SE support runs from the 2020 SEWF/Education HUB activities through the three-year EU/UNDP action (calls in 2023); no SE support programme is documented as operating in 2025: 'under two years' of uninterrupted operation to the reference date. · source 1 · low confidence - E5 · Range of services: 100 (three or more)
The programme covers business design, 'sales and marketing' and 'measuring social impact', followed by an 'ideation and incubation program' with financial support for the best plans: incubation, impact measurement, market access (and finance): 'three or more'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F133F267F333F467 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 33 (SE mentioned)
SE appears as an objective of an EU-funded action implemented by UNDP, 'Developing innovation-driven and sustainable civil society in Azerbaijan' ('improve policies for social enterprise ecosystem development', 'provide opportunities to boost social entrepreneurship and innovation'); no opened source shows SE as a priority or target group of the EU's country programming for Azerbaijan: 'SE mentioned'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 67 (at least one call dedicated to SE in 2021–2025)
The EU/UNDP action ran an open call to social entrepreneurs and CSOs (Mar 2023) leading to a two-month incubation for 41 participants from ten cities, after which 'up to 30 of the best business plans will receive financial support to start their socially oriented businesses' (UNDP, 26 Jul 2023): a competitive SE-dedicated grant process, 'at least one call dedicated to SE in the period'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 33 (civil-society grants only)
Implemented by UNDP with CSOs; no government partner is named: 'via civil-society grants only'. · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 67 (number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported)
'More than 30 CSOs and social entrepreneurs' took part in the EU-funded programme (Mar 2023): 'number of SE beneficiaries or projects reported'. · source 1
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
No SE line: 'Funding for SEs is limited'; the only state scheme UNDP identifies is KOBİA's general Startup Certificate (and past SME grants): 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 at 33: 'no evidence, or N1 <= 33'. · source 1
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