| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S167S2100S333S433S567 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 67 (adopted, lapsed before 31 Dec 2025, not renewed)
The government strategy 'Flere og stærkere socialøkonomiske virksomheder i Danmark' (Sep 2014) stopped with the June 2015 election: its growth centre closed after nine months and the council was dissolved at end-2015; no successor SE strategy was adopted (the Dec 2023 cross-party agreement concerns democratic enterprises, i.e. cooperative and employee-owned forms): 'adopted but lapsed before 31 Dec 2025, not renewed'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 100 (dedicated national SE strategy or action plan)
The 2014 strategy is a stand-alone government strategy for social economy enterprises with ten initiatives: 'dedicated national SE strategy or action plan (adopted)'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 33 (objectives only, or measures without named responsible bodies)
The ten initiatives (growth centre, council, municipal pool, registration scheme, impact toolkit etc.) are listed without a responsible body, amount or target per initiative (only the issuing ministries are named overall): 'measures without named responsible bodies'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 33 (monitoring foreseen in the text)
The text gives the council a mandate to follow sector development and the growth centre to collect knowledge, but no evaluation provision; both bodies closed in 2015 and no progress report exists for the period: 'monitoring foreseen in the text'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 67 (SE organisations named as members of the drafting group or of the monitoring body)
The strategy's council, Rådet for Socialøkonomiske Virksomheder (nine members, chaired by Stine Bosse), included Jon Krog, director of Selveje Danmark (the organisation of self-governing non-profit institutions), and a DI seat (Altinget, 20 Nov 2015); the members of the 2013 drafting committee could not be read: 'SE organisations named as members of ... the monitoring body'. The council closed at end-2015; the lapsed strategy keeps its S2-S5 levels. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I2100I30I40 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)
The Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs) administers the register under the Act on registered social economy enterprises and implements the democratic-enterprise agreement; there is no dedicated SE unit: 'a ministry named as responsible in a law ... within a broader unit'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The RSV scheme is open to companies of any legal form with a social purpose, and the same ministry handles democratic (cooperative, employee-owned) enterprises: 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
The national council was closed: 'Der bliver ikke afsat penge til at drive Rådet for Socialøkonomiske Virksomheder videre' and 'Det uafhængige råd bliver nedlagt med udgangen af 2015' (Altinget, 20 Nov 2015); no successor body with SE organisations was found (the 2023 democratic-enterprise agreement sets up a committee on good governance, an expert body): 'none'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
No inter-ministerial mechanism on SE was found after the 2014 strategy lapsed: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P1100P267P3100P40 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 100 (reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed, a national SSE quota))
Udbudsloven § 190 lets authorities reserve listed health, social and cultural services for organisations that reinvest surplus and rest on employee ownership or participation or stakeholder involvement (Directive Art. 77), alongside the Art. 20 reservation: 'reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed)'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 67 (national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan)
The Competition and Consumer Authority's 'Vejledning om sociale klausuler i udbud' (VEJ 10079 of 19 Dec 2018, revised 2023) sets a comply-or-explain duty for state, regions and municipalities to consider apprenticeship clauses, but states that no fixed percentage can be set: 'national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan', no target or quota. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 100 (national figures for two or more years)
National figures on use of social clauses by state contracting authorities were published for several years (apprenticeship places: about 340 in 2013, 580 in 2014, 272 in 2015, 1,186 in 2016; Competition and Consumer Authority evaluation of 2017, restated by the minister on 25 Mar 2020), and on 6 Mar 2024 the minister reported the Authority's national review of 2016-2023 notices, which found no actual use of § 190 reserved contracts: 'national figures published for two or more years'. The yearly series predates 2021-2025, hence medium. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 0 (none)
No national training programme or helpdesk on social clauses or reserved contracts was found for buyers or SEs: the business-promotion system's SE offer does not cover procurement, and the only procurement guide for including SEs in tenders is the City of Copenhagen's own (5 Mar 2025); the national comply-or-explain guidance is scored in P2: 'none'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
The Act on registered social economy enterprises (in force 1 Jan 2015, with BEK 1390/2014) sets the criteria for the RSV status: 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
The criteria require a primary purpose that benefits society, inclusive and responsible governance involving employees and stakeholders, and social handling of surplus with dividends capped at 35% of after-tax profit: 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 3 of 3Act on Registered Social Economy Enterprises (Lov om registrerede socialøkonomiske virksomheder), Act No. 711 of 25 Jun 2014 · sources 1 2 3 4 5L1100L2100L3100L4100L550 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 100 (all adopted, or none required)
§ 13 requires the minister to lay down rules on registration, IT, publicity and fees. These are in Executive Order No. 1390 of 15 Dec 2014 on registration as a registered social economy enterprise with the Danish Business Authority. - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
RSV status is granted by Erhvervsstyrelsen (§ 12) on five documents filed via Virk; RSVs are flagged in the CVR register. There were 951 registered social enterprises in 2021, employing 4,196 people (OECD fact sheet). The authority's guide was updated on 16 Jul 2025 with a chapter on finding RSVs in the CVR register, which shows the scheme still operating in 2025. - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 50 (not foreseen)
The Act creates no committee or council. Appeals go to Erhvervsankenævnet (§ 18).
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E167E2100E3100E467E567 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 67 (national SME/start-up programme with an SE strand, or a government-run SE programme funded mainly by donors)
No dedicated SE programme exists; the state business-promotion system ('Erhvervshusene er en del af erhvervsfremmesystemet under Erhvervsministeriet') gives social economy and cooperative firms general development guidance, and Erhvervshus Hovedstaden has 'forretningsudviklere ansat med specifik viden om demokratiske, kooperative og socialøkonomiske virksomheder' (City of Copenhagen, 5 Mar 2025); Erhvervsstyrelsen and Virksomhedsguiden.dk publish material on democratic and SE firms: 'national SME/start-up programme with an SE strand'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 100 (all regions (national network of support centres))
The erhvervshuse form the national business-promotion network open to SEs in every region (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden serves all municipalities of the capital region), with national online material on Virksomhedsguiden.dk; the specialist SE advisers are documented only in the capital region: 'all regions (national network of support centres)'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 100 (national budget line)
The guidance effort is financed from the Finance Act (DKK 4.1 m to the Authority under § 08.21.20 in 2024) and the erhvervshuse from public business-promotion funds: 'national budget line'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
The erhvervshuse took over municipal business advice under the 2018 Business Promotion Act (operating since 2019), but the SE and democratic-enterprise offer was developed only 'de seneste år', with no start date: 'two to four years' (five years for the SE strand not established). · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 67 (two)
Documented services for SE and cooperative firms: guidance on 'forskellige virksomhedsformer' and employee ownership at ownership transfers (legal advice) and on 'strategi, finansiering, økonomistyring' (finance); incubation, impact measurement and market access are not offered (the procurement guide is the municipality's own): 'two'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F133F233F367F40 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 33 (SE mentioned)
The ESF+ 2021-2027 programme refers to inclusion 'through enterprises, including social enterprises' (Priority 1) and to 'involvement of social enterprises and other social economy actors' in social innovation (Priority 5), without making them a target group or allocating a budget: 'SE mentioned'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 33 (general calls whose themes name social economy or social entrepreneurship, or documented SE grantees in general calls)
No dedicated SE call was found; calls under Priorities 1 and 5 follow programme themes that name social enterprises: 'general calls whose themes name ... social entrepreneurship'. · source 1 · low confidence - F3 · Channel: 67 (government as co-partner)
The funds are managed by the Danish Business Authority as managing authority, but not as part of any national SE policy: 'government as co-partner' rather than 'managed ... as part of national SE policy'. · source 1 · low confidence - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 0 (none)
No reported SE beneficiaries or projects of ESF+/ERDF 2021-2027 were found: 'none'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N167N233N367N433 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 67 (dedicated line for one type (e.g. WISE subsidies, a cooperatives fund))
No SE-wide line exists; Aktstykke nr. 99 (2 Dec 2024) funds the Dec 2023 agreement on democratic enterprises (cooperative and employee-owned firms): DKK 4.1m to Erhvervsstyrelsen (§ 08.21.20) and DKK 1.9m to Fonden for Entreprenørskab (§ 08.32.08.10) in 2024 for guidance, a governance committee, asset-lock supervision and grants to incubation environments: 'dedicated line for one type (e.g. ... a cooperatives fund)'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 33 (one type)
The only instrument is grants (tilskud via Fonden for Entreprenørskab); no loans or guarantees: 'one type'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
Budgeted for 2024 by Aktstykke 99, with 'Udmøntningen af midlerne for 2025 og 2026 søges indarbejdet på kommende bevillingslove' (agreement running to 2026): 'two to four years'. The 2025 appropriation itself was not opened, hence medium. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 33 (budgeted or announced only)
The funds were set aside ('afsat') for 2024 and grants are committed as tilsagn to 2026; no awards, recipients or amounts disbursed were published: 'budgeted or announced only'. · source 1
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