Round Table Discussion on Social Enterprise Policy Feb 20, Senate
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Republic of the Philippines CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES SENATE Pasay City THE OFFICE OF SENATOR BAM AQUINO IV COMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH BEYOND 2015 * VSO BAHAGINAN FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY (FSSI) PHILIPPINE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NETWORK (PHILSEN) PHILIPPINE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT (PRRM) FAIR TRADE ALLIANCE (FTA) * PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS' COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PLCPD) PRESENT COALITION The Office of Senator Bam Aquino IV Tel. No.: (632) 552-6732 5th Floor, Philippine Senate, Pasay City Committee on Trade, Commerce & Entrepreneurship LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SUPPORT SERVICE “C” Tel. Nos. (632) 552-6601 loc. 3305, (632) 552-6820 Email: [email protected] Present Creating a Supportive Environment for Social Enterprises: An Imperative for an Inclusive and Sustainable Development Agenda (A Forum on Philippine and UK Experiences and Challenges) February 20, 2014 Thursday 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Sen. Laurel Rm. Philippine Senate, Pasay City creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness and help build resilient, adaptable communities. Most importantly, social enterprises close the inequality gap by ensuring that profits earned are redistributed back to the community. In the Philippines the 30,000-strong social enterprise sector has filed the Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship (PRESENT) Bill. It has four major components: 1) recognition of SEs as partners in poverty-reduction through social entrepreneurship (PRESENT Program); 2) the eligibility of social enterprises; 3) support programs for social enterprises, and; 4) incentives and benefits. In order for us to uphold our MDG gains and upscale our poverty- reduction efforts, we need to strengthen the role of social enterprises in empowering the poor and helping us meet our development agenda. In other countries in Europe, Australia, and Asia, a variety of national policies have recognized the contribution of social enterprises in address important social objectives. In this light, we look at the social enterprise policy of the United Kingdom as a way of understanding the place of social enterprises in economic development and how this role is being supported by the government. We also review the experiences of social enterprises in the Philippines in order to draw and help advance an appropriate framework and enabling environment for the development of the social enterprise sector in the country.#
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Transcript of Round Table Discussion on Social Enterprise Policy Feb 20, Senate
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
SENATEPasay City
THE OFFICE OF SENATOR BAM AQUINO IVCOMMITTEE ON TRADE, COMMERCE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WITH BEYOND 2015 * VSO BAHAGINANFOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY (FSSI)
PHILIPPINE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE NETWORK (PHILSEN)PHILIPPINE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT (PRRM)
FAIR TRADE ALLIANCE (FTA) * PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS' COMMITTEEON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PLCPD)
PRESENT COALITION
The Office of Senator Bam Aquino IVTel. No.: (632) 552-6732
5th Floor, Philippine Senate, Pasay City
Committee on Trade, Commerce & Entrepreneurship LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE SUPPORT SERVICE “C”
Tel. Nos. (632) 552-6601 loc. 3305, (632) 552-6820Email: [email protected]
Present
Creating a Supportive Environmentfor Social Enterprises: An Imperative
for an Inclusive and SustainableDevelopment Agenda
(A Forum on Philippine and UK Experiences andChallenges)
February 20, 2014Thursday
9:30 am – 1:00 pmSen. Laurel Rm.
Philippine Senate, Pasay City
creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness and help build resilient,adaptable communities. Most importantly, social enterprises closethe inequality gap by ensuring that profits earned are redistributedback to the community.
In the Philippines the 30,000-strong social enterprise sector hasfiled the Poverty Reduction Through Social Entrepreneurship(PRESENT) Bill. It has four major components: 1) recognition ofSEs as partners in poverty-reduction through socialentrepreneurship (PRESENT Program); 2) the eligibility of socialenterprises; 3) support programs for social enterprises, and; 4)incentives and benefits.
In order for us to uphold our MDG gains and upscale our poverty-reduction efforts, we need to strengthen the role of socialenterprises in empowering the poor and helping us meet ourdevelopment agenda.
In other countries in Europe, Australia, and Asia, a variety ofnational policies have recognized the contribution of socialenterprises in address important social objectives.
In this light, we look at the social enterprise policy of the UnitedKingdom as a way of understanding the place of social enterprisesin economic development and how this role is being supported bythe government. We also review the experiences of socialenterprises in the Philippines in order to draw and help advancean appropriate framework and enabling environment for thedevelopment of the social enterprise sector in the country.#
Creating a Supportive Environment forSocial Enterprises: An Imperative for
an Inclusive and SustainableDevelopment Agenda
A Forum on Philippine and UK Experiences and Challenges
Overview
Despite the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)in mobilizing governments, civil society organizations, the privatesector, and financial institutions to reduce poverty and achievesustainable development by the year 2015, inequality remainspervasive and makes the poor more vulnerable to the impacts ofclimate change and weak governance.
This seething inequality, when placed in a context of fragileecosystems [..1] and weak public infrastructure, increases theindividual vulnerabilities of the poor. Moreover, it challenges ourcollective capacity as a nation to effectively mitigate the impactsof climate change.
The Philippines—which ranks third globally among 173 countriesmost prone to disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, andtsunamis—has demonstrated how a serious rethinking of povertyreduction and economic development can empower the poor andhelp make communities more sustainable.
Here, Social Enterprises have been instrumental in developing theincome and capacities of the poor. As for-profit enterprises witha social mission of reducing poverty, social enterprises nurture
PROGRAMME
9:30- 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:10 Opening Remarks & Introduction of GuestsOffice of Senator Bam Aquino IV
10:10 – 10:15 Social Enterprises and the Post-MDG AgendaLou Gargarita, Secretariat Beyond 2015National Hub
10:15 -10:35 The Role of Social Enterprises in PovertyReduction and the PRESENT BillDr. Lisa Dacanay, PresidentInstitute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia
10:35 – 10:50 Open Forum (Coffee)
10:50 - 11:10 UK Social Enterprise Policy: Context,Government Support and DirectionsRt. Hon. Lord Jack McConnell
11:10 -11:25 Open Forum
11: 25-11:40 Opportunities and Challenges in Financingfor SEsMark Ruiz, Co-Founder Hapinoy
11:40-12:55 Procurement and SEsPeter Hammerle, Board MemberFoundation for These Abled
11:55-12:30 Open Forum
12:30-12:40 Closing RemarksJay LacsamanaExecutive Director Foundation for aSustainable Society and Co-ConvenorPRESENT Coalition
(Lunch will be served)
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