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The end of the year is a time to look back at what we\u2019ve accomplished and gather new ideas for projects and activities for the year to come, without losing sight of our main goal: to create knowledge and enrich the debate on the cooperative business model in order to demonstrate its relevance in modern economic and social systems<\/strong>. 2016 was a fruitful year at Euricse and we\u2019d like to share some of the key results with you.<\/p>\n

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Cooperatives in Italy<\/h3>\n

During 2016, we continued measuring<\/strong> and monitoring<\/strong> the performance<\/strong> and the impact<\/strong> of Italian cooperatives<\/strong>. In addition, this year we enriched our economic<\/strong> and financial<\/strong> as well as occupational<\/strong> dataset<\/strong> on national cooperation. It now includes controlled enterprises as well as single cooperative sectors.<\/p>\n

The main output of this research is the fourth edition<\/strong> of the report \u201cCooperatives in Italy\u201d, which will be available in January 2017. Carlo Borzaga<\/strong>, scientific director of this research, provided a preview<\/a> of the dataset at the Cooperative Economy Biennial held in October 2016.<\/p>\n

The quality and quantity of our dataset allowed us to update and further integrate the economic-financial and occupational indicators<\/strong>. The forth report not only analyses the weight and role of cooperation in the Italian economy, but also considers its evolution and the overall performance of this peculiar entrepreneurial form.<\/p>\n

Community cooperatives and social enterprises<\/h3>\n

In early 2016 we began to focus our attention on this topic, aiming to deepen t\"LibroBianco_copertina\"he understanding of community cooperatives as emerging entrepreneurial forms. We consider\u00a0this form of cooperation to be an efficient model<\/strong> for<\/strong> counteracting<\/strong> recent economic<\/strong> and social transformations<\/strong> that negatively<\/strong> affect the development<\/strong> of both rural<\/strong> and urban communities<\/strong>. The aim of this line of research is to elaborate new institutional models<\/strong> and new organizational methods<\/strong> to understand and use the potential of cooperatives and social enterprises in the management of general interest services.<\/p>\n

During 2016 we published a White paper on community cooperatives<\/a>, which we officially presented at the Trento Economics Festival<\/a> on June 4, 2016. We also contributed to the feasibility study<\/a> entitled \u201cDevelopment of community cooperatives\u201d conducted by the Ministry of Economic Development in collaboration with Invitalia, with the analysis of international<\/strong> best practices<\/strong> in Greece, UK, Germany and France.<\/p>\n

ImpACT<\/h3>\n

This year our social impact activities<\/strong> conlcuded with a press conference held at Confcooperative-Federsolidariet\u00e0 Veneto where we presented the results of Euricse\u2019s research<\/a> on evaluation of the impact of social cooperatives in this region. We applied our methodology<\/strong> \u2013ImpACT, presented a few months ago in the position paper<\/a> available in Italian.\"logoImpACT\"<\/p>\n

To date, we\u2019ve tested and applied the ImpACT model to<\/strong> evaluate the impact of social cooperatives<\/strong> in Trentino<\/strong>, Friuli Venezia Giulia<\/strong> and Veneto<\/strong>. In particular, the data collected concern 275 social cooperatives and 1,268 stakeholders, including: users and their families, workers (disadvantaged and non-), volunteers, operators, external professionals and contracting enterprises. This research has given Euricse the chance to create comprehensive and useful datasets<\/strong> for the analysis of the territorial impact generated by social cooperation.<\/p>\n

Social enterprises and their eco-systems: developments in Europe<\/h3>\n

The research<\/a> was coordinated<\/strong> by Euricse and EMES network, on behalf of the European Commission for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. Euricse was also responsible<\/strong> for up-dating the country report on Italy.<\/p>\n

In Europe<\/strong>, the number<\/strong> of social enterprises<\/strong> is increasing<\/strong> and they are engaging in new fields<\/strong>. Many countries are introducing new legislation as well as new support schemes to boost the development of social enterprises. In addition, both public and private markets offer new opportunities for social enterprises<\/strong> to start up and grow. In particular, social economy and social enterprises have shown resilience<\/strong> and job retention<\/strong> during the economic crises<\/strong> and beyond.<\/p>\n

These are just some of the findings of the research, which aims at improving the quality of the results of seven of the 29 country reports published in 2014, as part of the first Mapping study.<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h3>\n

During 2016, our research<\/strong> on sustainability, specificity and potentiality of cooperative and social enterprises has continued both from the theoretical point of view and in the diverse fields of activity. We\u2019d like to highlight three<\/strong> important publications produced this year either in whole or in part by Euricse:\"untitled\"<\/p>\n

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  1. The thematic section of two special issues of the scientific review\u00a0\u201cInternational Review of Sociology<\/a>\u201d (Volume 26, Issue 1, 2016) was curated by Euricse researchers\u00a0Carlo Borzaga,\u00a0Giulia Galera\u00a0and\u00a0Luca Fazzi. Papers published in this monographic section\u00a0reconstruct the debate\u00a0that has accompanied the emergence<\/strong> and development<\/strong> of social enterprises<\/strong> with a view to\u00a0providing evidence of the advantages of collective participation<\/strong> for social enterprise emergence and growth.<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cThe Handbook of Co-operative and Mutual Businesses<\/a>\u201d, edited by J. Michie, J. Blasi & C. Borzaga will be published in 2017 for the prestigious Oxford University Press. The book investigates all types of ‘member owned’ organizations<\/strong>, whether consumer co-operatives, agricultural and producer co-operatives, worker co-operatives, mutual building societies, friendly societies, credit unions, solidarity organizations, mutual insurance companies, or employee-owned companies.<\/li>\n
  3. The volume entitled \u201cPrinciples of European Cooperative Law. Principles, Commentaries and National Reports<\/strong>\u201d will be released during 2017. The publication marks the closure of the project aimed at analysing cooperative legislation<\/a> in European countries, started in 2009 and carried out by an international group of academics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    World Co-operative Monitor<\/h3>\n

    This year, the World Co-operative Monitor<\/a>, the annual report publi\"Copertina\"shed by the International Co-operative Alliance with the scientific and technical support of Euricse, has reached its fifth edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The project, widely considered the primary source for global statistics on the economic dimensions of the cooperative movement<\/strong>, includes a new feature in 2016: an analysis of the capital structure<\/strong> of the Top 300 cooperative enterprises. Also included in this year\u2019s edition is a special section focusing on consumer cooperatives within the wholesale and retail trade sector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    The main findings were presented by Gianluca Salvatori<\/strong> at the International Summit of Cooperatives<\/a>, which takes place in Quebec every two years.<\/p>\n

    Euricse and ILO join forces toward improving cooperative statistics<\/h3>\n

    This joint initiative is part of the global effort around improving cooperative statistics. The 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS), held in Geneva in October 2013, recognized the importance of having more comprehensive and internationally comparable statistics on cooperatives<\/strong>. This decision is in line with the ILO Recommendation on the Promotion of Cooperatives, which encourages governments to ensure that national policies \u201cseek to improve national statistics on cooperatives with a view to the formulation and implementation of development policies\u201d.<\/p>\n

    The ILO was asked to report on progress<\/strong> in advancing cooperative statistics at the 20th ICLS session, which will take place in October 2018. Toward this end, the ILO has been undertaking a series of initiatives including a global mapping of country experiences in improving cooperative statistics<\/strong>.\u00a0 We are happy to contribute to the global mapping with an additional six country case studies.<\/p>\n

    The impact of cooperatives on the health of\u00a0citizens<\/h3>\n

    In 2016 we launched the research \u201cHealth cooperatives and mutuals worldwide \u2013 an analysis of the contribution to citizens\u2019 health by cooperatives around the world<\/a>\u201d. The study, which is aimed at analysing the contribution of health cooperatives and mutuals to the promotion of citizen\u2019s health within different national welfare systems<\/strong>, will be conducted in collaboration with IHCO (International Health Co-operative Organization, sectorial organization of the ICA).<\/p>\n

    SIBEC<\/h3>\n

    The first national course<\/strong> offered by SIBEC<\/a>, the Italian School on collaborative management of common goods, founded by Euricse, Labsus and the University of Trento, was successfully held between March and December 2016. Indeed, the results<\/strong> are positive<\/strong> in terms of participation<\/strong> as well as visibility<\/strong>. Enrolment<\/strong> is now open<\/strong> for the second edition of the course, which will begin in\"sibec\" March 2017.<\/p>\n

    Among the successes of SIBEC, we are pleased to note the collaboration agreement signed with CSVnet<\/strong> to train managers and directors of the local CSV offices on a national level.<\/p>\n

    Regarding training at the local level<\/strong>, SIBEC brought to a successful conclusion a course<\/a> in collaboration with the municipality of Trento and the local CSV, launched a programme with CSV Pavia and started developing an additional one with the municipality of Terni and ANCI Umbria network.<\/p>\n

    Master GIS<\/h3>\n

    The 23 participants of the 2015\/2016 edition<\/strong> of the Master in Management of Social Enterprises have received their diplomas. Their job placement rate<\/strong> is very positive<\/strong>: 10 graduates were hired by the organisation at which they conducted their internship, and four others \"MASTERhave found jobs in different organisations. As always, for the entire year following the course, Euricse will continue to monitor and help its students to enter the job market.<\/p>\n

    The new class<\/strong> of 17 students, coming from all over Italy with diverse academic backgrounds<\/strong>, has just begun the 2016\/2017 academic year. The most significant innovation of this year\u2019s Masters concerns the entry of the Department of Sociology and Social Research as well as of the Faculty of Law joining the Department of Economics and Management as the core promoters<\/strong> of the Master GIS.<\/p>\n

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