Our Mission
The association was founded to give shape to ideas and to meet the needs of the community, while respecting the principles of sustainability and aiming to improve people’s quality of life.
- Promoting the birth of new cooperatives
- Strengthening cooperation among cooperatives
- Supporting local economic development through practices of mutuality and solidarity.
We represent and support
Emilia-Romagna's Cooperatives
We represent our member cooperatives and act as their spokesperson before institutional bodies, safeguarding their interests and addressing their requests.
- We offer cooperatives training, consultancy, and support to improve management, operational efficiency, and market competitiveness.
- We monitor market trends to adapt strategies and ensure sustainable growth.
Cooperatives: Protagonists in the economic and social fabric
We support the activities of cooperatives across various sectors, such as agriculture, production, services, retail, and many others.
We collaborate with local authorities, institutions, and other partners to promote innovation, sustainability, and social inclusion. We do this through cooperatives and consortia, as well as through sole proprietorships and artisan businesses, spanning agricultural labor, services, logistics, housing access, care work, distribution, and consumption.
The Cooperative Economy. Participation, Labor, and Sustainable Well-being.
We believe in the power of the cooperative model to create economic and social value, capable of fostering active participation and individual responsibility in corporate decision-making.
Imagine an economy where you are not just a consumer or a worker, but a protagonist. An economy where decisions are made together, where profit is not the sole objective, but where investments are made for the well-being of everyone and the local territory.
The goal of cooperation is not to maximize profits, but to guarantee stable, high-quality labor and well-being for communities, through the lens of social and ecological sustainability.
This is the cooperative economy: we promote and support it with passion.
Are you part of a cooperative and want to know more about the opportunities of joining Legacoop?
Do you have a business project and wonder if starting a cooperative could be the right move?