European Business Service Alliance is the collective voice of European Business Service Organisations. We work for an internal market for business services!
The EBSA is concerned about the Commission’s #CSRD proposal and about the outcomes of the vote at JURI @EP_LEGAL. While we support the overall objectives of the measure, we believe it can become a big burden on businesses, especially #SMEs, (1/3)
Taking into account the trickle-down effects it will entail in the supply chain of companies, business services being rapidly affected. We support the @EUCouncil proposal regarding timing and advocate for a positive outcome of negotiations. (2/3)
You are invited to the final conference of the project SK-Clean (1 April, Vienna). We will present the outcomes of the research on the impact of #digitalisation on #skills and #training in the #cleaning sector with #experts and policymakers. Register at https://t.co/65KMPdS0zZ
EFCI’s Industry Report 2021 is now online 👉https://t.co/hGkiO9eM0c! This year's edition provides relevant insights on turnover, number of companies and employees and includes a qualitative #analysis of the impact of #COVID19 on the industry during 2020. Have a good reading!
ETSA Secretary General, Elena Lai will be a prominent speaker at the Swedish Textile Service Association's Autumn Meeting this November! 🇸🇪
It is sure to be a great experience for the textile care sector. Read more on how to attend this event! 👇
https://t.co/sOJJGsm8b1
It was great to hear from @anna_cavazzini at today's talk "Green digital passport: Product traceability to create circular material loops"
"We have to take steps to reduce waste....The Digital Product Passport is a cornerstone of the #CircularEconomy"
Agreed! 😎🌍#DPP
Every day of the week of 11-15 October at 11.00, connect to #EFCIonlineWeek "Cleaning and Facility Services for Europe’s Recovery" to discuss the impact of #Covid on our sector, #recovery, #innovation#SDGs and #CircularEconomy Registration & programme 👉https://t.co/oMwvrGBzwl
ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT to get your ticket for #WEC2021online, the global online event to co-create future labour markets! Inspiring speakers, interactive workshops, networking sessions, sponsors' innovations... make sure you'll have access - live or on demand! https://t.co/o1XeWiiI4s
Mark your agendas! EFCI’s Online Week will take place on 11-15 October 2021 under the title "Cleaning and Facility Services for Europe’s Recovery". Final programme and speakers will be announced in the coming days. Registrations are open here👉https://t.co/zns7j1pG0t
We start 2021 with a new handout looking at the positive results the EBSA achieves standing united through challenging times. Read who forms our Alliance, our activities, advocacy priorities and what you could achieve being part of it 👇https://t.co/hCcqyB57Fb. #businessservices
EBSA wishes its members, partners and stakeholders a Merry Christmas after this very challenging year. The European business services sector looks forward to continue working together in 2021 towards #HelpingEuropeReopen!
Thanks to the speakers, organizers and attendees for a lively and insightful seminar. High quality public procurement will continue to be a key priority, as set in EBSA’s Manifesto 👉 https://t.co/Pdrv7921mc. To know more about the EBSA: https://t.co/BEVZpbKO9G. #EbsaBestValue
Check EBSA Members' guides to choose the #BestValue in cleaning (EFCI & Uni-Europa https://t.co/ChvAc6i4Tp), security (CoESS https://t.co/zVd4pQPbxl), catering (FoodServiceEurope & EFFAT https://t.co/gGBGl3cvRW) and engineering consulting (EFCA https://t.co/MZ5du5LH8G) services.
Cristina Freitas (FoodServiceEurope) concludes the seminar by gathering the main outputs of our panellists' interesting interventions. Among others, her closing remarks underline the importance of focusing on #quality aspects over price in the tender design phase. #EbsaBestValue
EBSA Members have been very active in providing guidance on how to design quality-focused tenders for business services and in promoting good contracting practices, especially in the context of the pandemic 👉 https://t.co/Bjn0LxwMYa. #EbsaBestValue
Further, @li_jansson and Andreas Gyllestrand are bringing insights on good procurement practices in the Swedish private security sector and reflecting on ways to facilitate SMEs’ access to procurement by choosing quality over price when buying security services. #EBSABestValue
Among the success stories in #publicprocuremnt across business services, Mercè Corretja is presenting the Catalan Government’s 2018 Framework Agreement for #cleaning services, included in the 2020 EASME Guide on SRPP and winner of the 2018 Procura+ Award. #EBSABestValue
Also @jaapdekoning, from EFCA, shared his view on the strategic influence of #procurement in the engineering consulting sector and is now presenting EFCA’s Guide on 5 key MEAT criteria to drive change through public procurement in the sector. #EBSABestValue
José Alberto Navarro is presenting the Spanish framework underlining the importance of a good preparation of tenders, the challenges linked to a price-only based vs socially responsible #procurement and the impact of #Covid-19 on contractors’ competition in Spain. #EBSABestValue
Among the authors of The Government Procurement review (👉https://t.co/OX09RuQjOV), Michael Rainey presented the chapter on the framework and latest developments in public procurement at EU level, including the impact of Covid-19 on #publicprocurement practices. #EBSABestValue
Focusing on the German chapter of the review, Jan Bonhage is discussing the implementation of the 2014 directive, the importance of #quality criteria and the challenges linked to the use of minimum tariffs in German procurement. #EBSABestValue