Trentino Co-operative System Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Today Trentino Co-operative System Small area (2% of national territory) 500,000 inhabitants 223 municipalities 4 different language groups (Italian, Ladin,Cimbro, Mocheno) 27,000 immigrants Austrian and Hungarian Empire •Autonomous Province of Trento •Autonomous Region of Trentino Alto Adige Südtirol Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Trentino today Number of inhabitants per municipalities 2% 3% 22% 30% 23% 20% Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione don Lorenzo Guetti: the founding father of cooperation in Trentino In 1881, don Lorenzo Guetti, as member of the Dieta tirolese, promoted the constitution of the “Consiglio provinciale dell’agricoltura” made of 27 district agricultural consortia located in Trentino: the most important instrument for revitalising agricultural economy. The aim was to supply foodstuffs at the best conditions. The members could sell their own products directly. Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Co-operation in Trentino: the history of a community 1890 First retail co-operative (Famiglia Cooperativa) 1892 First co-operative bank (Cassa Rurale) Unità locali Unità locali More than 170 Co-operatives with about 20,000 members Unità locali 1890-1898 1895 1899 Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Unità locali SAIT (consortium for retail co-operatives) Unità locali Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Co-operation in Trentino today 2006 Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Unità locali 545 545co-operatives co-operatives 223,700 223,700members members 10 10 consortia consortia 13 13societies societiescontrolled controlledby byFTC FTC Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione The Co-operative System in Trentino today Members:223,700 Members:223,700 (500,000 (500,000inhabitants) inhabitants) Board BoardDirectors Directors::10,000 10,000 Employees: Employees:13,500 13,500 Co-operatives: Co-operatives:545 545 €€22billion billionassets assets Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Co-operatives in Trentino today : 545 enterprises in 4 main sectors Enterprises: Enterprises: Members: Employees: Members: 48 100,000 2,400 Employees: CRE DIT RE Enterprises: Members: Employees: 91 73,000 IL A T 111 25,000 2,500 RE U LT U IC R AG L .S .S.A . Enterprises: Members: Employees: 2,600 in a united Federation Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione 295 25,700 6,000 Credit: cooperative banks play a leading role in local economy Credit •• 100,000 100,000 members members •• 2,400 2,400 employees employees -- 350,000 350,000 clients clients •• 48 48 ”Casse ”Casse Rurali” Rurali” Banks Banks manage manage 368 368 branches branches •• 68% 68% deposits deposits in in the the province province of of Trento Trento •• 61% 61% loans loans in in the the province province of of Trento Trento Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Agriculture: cooperation is of prime importance in local economy Agriculture •• 25,000 25,000 members; members; 2,500 2,500 employees employees •• 20,000 20,000 growers; growers; 6,000 6,000 seasonal seasonal workers workers •• 111 111 societies societies (more (more than than 90% 90% of of local local market market share share PRODUCING PRODUCING Fruit Fruit & & Vegetables Vegetables Wines Wines Dairy Dairy products products Meat Meat & & Fish Fish Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Agriculture FRUIT WAREHOUSE FRUIT FRUIT AND AND VEGETABLES VEGETABLES 8,000 8,000 MEMBERS MEMBERS Consortium, grouping together: • • • • • • 16 5,100 6,550 270,000 1,100 160 Coops member-growers Ha apple orchards Tons of apples (75% Golden) Workers + Employees MM € turn-over * = closing 2004 – 2005 campaign Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Agriculture 1,410 1,410 FARMERS FARMERS DAIRY PRODUCTION MEMBERS MEMBERS DAIRY FARMS 24 24 Primary Cooperative Trentingrana Formaggi Trentini Concast Sales proceeds 12,074 . euro 12,074 mil mil. euro Wheel of Grana Cheese Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione 118,661 118,661 Agriculture WINE PRODUCTION Agricultural 6,026 6,026 wine wine growers growers members members CAVIT CAVIT represents over 5,400 winegrowers who are members of 12 cellars 70% of the wine production in Trentino (around 7,000 ha) WINE WINE CELLARS CELLARS MEZZOCORONA MEZZOCORONAgroup group 3,500 hectares of vineyard in Trentino-Alto-Adige Sicily Tuscany Yearly sales 2003/2004: € 70 million Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Retail: widespread distribution Retail co-operatives • 73,000 members • 2,600 employees • 91 “Famiglia cooperativa” societies • 390 outlets /shops • in 207 villages “Famiglia Cooperativa” is the only grocery store • more than 35 % of local market share Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione L.S.S.A.: a large number of co-operatives working in other different fields L. S. S. A. •25,700 •25,700 members members •6,000 •6,000 employees employees •• 295 295 societies societies OPERATING OPERATING IN IN VARIOUS VARIOUS FIELDS FIELDS SUCH SUCH AS: AS: Housing, Housing, Carpentry, Carpentry, Electricity Electricity Education, Education, Tourism, Tourism, ITC ITC Environmental Environmental services services and and maintenance maintenance Transportation, Transportation, Cleaning, Cleaning, Catering Catering Public Public works works (roads, (roads, parks, parks, paths..) paths..) Quarrying Quarrying Social Social services services (personal (personal care care and and assistance) assistance) Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Federation strategies and activities • Representation of members at local, national and European level 164 employees • Verificaton of compatibility between sector strategies and system strategy • Intercooperative Projects • Co-operative Education • International economic and solidarity projects Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione Federation services to its members • Auditing Intercooperative Projects 164 employees • Consultancy on trade union matters • Administrative , legal and fiscal services • Professional and co-operative training for members and employees Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione