How to stimulate social entrepreneurship through public procurement (Peter Leyman, CEO Ryhove)

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1 How to stimulate social entrepreneurship through public procurement (Peter Leyman, CEO Ryhove)

2 MENU - SOCIAL ECONOMY - RYHOVE VZW - SOCIAL ECONOMY VS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

3 Social profit: Everybody wins

4 Definition Social Economy (VOSEC, 1998) Social economy exists of a variety of entreprises who have in their mission statements the realization of social objectives and who respect the following basic principles: Priority to people instead of capital Democratic decision making Social imbedment Transparency Sustainability

5 Sheltered workshops Mission: creating sustainable employment for people with a labor-handicap Employee is central key

6 Sheltered workshops Providing people who are unable to work in the normal economic circuit: Individual expansion Social integration Providing an income Leading an independant life Structure to life Reward and status Social contact

7 A company like another STRUCTURE RYHOVE VZW

8 but a little bit different! Financial-economic Turnover 54 percent of total earnings Earnings from sales

9 Financial-economic Other earnings/ Subsidies 44 percent of total earnings Flemish and federal subsidies

10 Aantal Evolution in employed people in sheltered workshops Flanders Key figures Vergelijking personeelsbestand Jaar in eenheden

11 Corporate economics Challenges: Tailormade law (mutual competition increases) Increasing demands customers Competition from detention houses Competition from low-wage countries Government savings

12 RYHOVE VZW

13 VOORSTELLING RYHOVE VZW 1961: Oprichting vzw Provinciale Beschermde Werkplaatsen voor gehandicapten Oost-Vlaanderen, voorloper van BW Ryhove. 1963: Oprichting Rijksfonds voor Sociale Reclassering voor Mindervaliden => subsidiëring van beschutte werkplaatsen. => Eerste atelier in de Ryhovelaan, 14 medewerkers. 1978: BW Ryhove heeft 100 medewerkers!

14 RYHOVE VZW 2004: Overname boekbinderij Moreels. Uitbreiding grafische afwerking met extra vouwmachines en lijmstraat. Ryhove heeft op dat moment 270 medewerkers.

15 RYHOVE VZW Mission Ryhove vzw wants to offer a suitable and sustainable employment to people with a labour handicap from the region of Ghent

16 RYHOVE VZW Values Integrity Sustainability Cooperation Involvement Responsability

17 Evolution of employees Ryhove vzw - Flanders

18 Activities Ryhove - Gent Prepress Manual bookbinding Finish machining

19 Activities Ryhove - Gent Shrinkwrapping Finish manually Montage Enclave

20 Activities Ryhove Merelbeke Food Packing

21 Key succes factors Specialisation (in food and graphic business) AND Diversification in order to secure employment and exploring and expanding new activities

22 Key succes factors Mix of different competences of disabled employees The strong support the weak See yourself and act as a normal company -Flexibility -Quality -Efficiency -Good organisational AND financial management Develop and maintain a vast network with colleagues AND with actors in the normal economic circuit AND with public authorities

23 Case public procurement

24 City of Ghent 67 city schools 220 public buildings Before 2010: Two cleaning companies, no social entreprises 2010: Renewal of contract Empowerment by city council to subcontract social-economic entreprises Only small part of the bigger contract Repetitive and easy work High quality demands October 2010: First steps in cleaning schoolyards and mastery of weed on hard underground 8 FTE September 2014: 15 FTE and contracts with private companies

25 Employment of PLH (People with Labour Handicap) Government Employment PLH Core business & Expertise employing PLH?? (sustainable) procurement!! Government Private companies Employment PLH Government Private companies Social profit entreprises Employment PLH Core business & Expertise employing PLH?? public tendering!! theoretical competences!! Core business & Expertise employing PLH!! practical competences!!

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27 Dankuwel

28 Q&A