(Madrid, February 20, 2013) -. CEPES urges the People's Party to reconsider its stance on the 'incorporation of social clauses in public procurement'. While recognizing that the European directive has not been approved, such an initiative, should have been adopted unanimously in the House, so that would have servedas a starting point for Spain to be the flag in the transposition of this directive will soon be adopted by the European Union.
CEPES president, Juan Antonio Pedreño Stresses that "public procurement in Spain, which represents about 18% of GDP, plays a key role in the Europe 2020 strategy as one of the instruments to be used to improve the business environment and conditions for companies to innovate, while public procurement should ensure more effective use of public funds. "
The employer's Social Economy recalls that the European directive aims not only to encourage people at risk of exclusion or persons with disabilities, but also prioritize those companies to protect the environment, promote energy efficiency and good use of resources, fight climate change, promote innovation, maintenance and job creation, social integration and the provision of high quality social services in the best possible conditions.
Pedreño states that "the inclusion of social clauses, it is an instrument that does not alter the competition, or a problem in the equal market because what they pursue is promoting a competitive business entrono, innovative, valued and ultimately socially responsible. "
CEPES, in Spain as the representative organization of the social economy and supports the inclusion of social responsibility policies, argued that the incorporation of social clauses is a business and social necessity, which urges the People's Party for this song is in the parliamentary agenda. From the Employer of theSocial Economy talks with parliamentary groups will remain to support approval, something that Spain is obliged to do before 24 months after the adoption of the EU directive to be adopted in the coming weeks.
