Transcript ICA GA business forum “Cooperative innovation: a sectoral

Slovenia Coop2012
How and when do cooperatives contribute
to the current economic system
and to human and social development
Bruno Roelants
CECOP / CICOPA
CECOP – www.cecop.coop
CICOPA – www.cicopa.coop
European confederation of
cooperatives active in industry and
services
50 000 enterprises - 1.4 million workers
9000 are social cooperatives
employing 250 000 workers
incl. 25 000 disadvantaged workers
Vagen Ut, Sweden
Dimitar Blagoiev, Bulgaria
Ot Verkko, Finland
Opoka, Poland
European organisation of
Global organisation of cooperatives in
industry, services and crafts
An estimated 80 000 enterprises
in 30 countries
Global annual surveys on the
resilience of the crisis
since March 2009
Cooperatives presently contribute
around 5% of GDP
in the G10
Very strong in market shares in key sectors
Banking
US 6%
EU 18/19%
France 42 / 46%
Agriculture
US 30%
EU 50/60%
Brazil 40%
Retail
Finland 43%
Italy 17%
Hungary 14%
Singapore 55%
Housing
Germany 10%
Norway 15%
Industry and services
Spain 21% in health
Italy number 1 in social services
Mondragon 10th business group in Spain
Industry and services
Cooperatives are present
in almost all activities
SOCIAL IMPACT OF COOPERATIVES (1)
Sustainable employment
General interest services
Housing: 28 million EU citizens
SOCIAL IMPACT OF COOPERATIVES (2)
Longevity
In Canada, after 10 years:
44% of cooperatives are still alive
20% of all enterprises are still alive
Capillarity
RESILIENCE OF COOPERATIVES TO THE CRISIS (1)
Banking (loans)
In the US, in 2007-2008:
Credit cooperatives +6.68%
Conventional banks – 0.39%
RESILIENCE OF COOPERATIVES TO THE CRISIS (2)
Distribution (sales)
In Italy, in 2008-2009:
Consumer cooperatives +0.9%
Industry and services
Resilience observed in terms of:
 enterprise survival and turnover
 maintainance (sometimes net creation) of jobs
 capital accumulation and low indebtedness
In Spain
Number of enterprises
In Spain
Number of jobs
This resilience is relative:
 It depends on the density of cooperatives
 It has its limits in front of a prolonged recession
Main factors of resilience & development
3 levels
“micro” (enterprise)
“meso” (inter-enterprise)
“macro” (legislation and public policies)
“micro” level (enterprise)
CERALEP
250
200
150
Turnover
Employment
100
Reserves
50
0
2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
“meso” level (inter-enterprise)
Consorzio SIS, Milan
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
turnover
2500
employment
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2008
2009
2010
“macro” level (legislation and public policies)
Industria Plastica Toscana
Under Marcora Law
45
40
35
30
25
Turnover
20
employment
15
10
5
0
2009
2010
2011
Main regulation and public policies that are key to sustain
cooperatives’ development
•
Employment
•
Local development
•
Indivisible reserves
•
Restructuring of enterprises in crisis or without heir
into cooperatives
Main regulation and public policies that are key to sustain
cooperatives’ development (continued)
•
Cooperative education and skills training
•
Financial instruments
•
Public procurement
•
Clustering and horizontal groups
Indirect contribution of
cooperatives to the economy and
society
Cooperatives can contribute very
substantially to the future of
Europe
Their key role needs to be far
better recognized and promoted
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