world cooperativeness emerges stronger from the crisis it has created. Pandemic. At least this is how it can be inferred from the latest data provided by the Valencian Community Cooperatives Confederation (meeting), pointing out that such companies exist in autonomous They issued nearly 9,000 million invoices so last year 5.2% increase over the previous yearr and almost 22% more than it represented in 2019.
Some data released this Wednesday work day Organized by Concoval on the occasion of the celebration next Saturday at Casa Mediterráneo International Cooperatives Day. Possibly the last public intervention before the change of Government at the Generalitat, an action initiated by Sustainable Economy Minister Rafa Climent wanted to value this business model”more participatory and democratic‘ and also, ‘more deeply rooted in the region and no risk of displacement“.
An idea also insisted on by the Concoval president, Emilio Sampedro“The crisis of values” experienced in recent years has also benefited such companies.getting more and more valuable“for putting the “welfare of its partners” at the center while continuing to make money.
Thus, according to the last report of the organization, the number of Active cooperatives in the Community of Valencia in total, from 2,594 in the last fiscal year before the pandemic 2,776 at the end of last year. from them, 771 residents of the state of AlicanteDistricts with the highest number of registered cooperatives l’Alacanti, with 213 and Vega Bajawith 153.
Already a business model It provides direct employment to 59,607 people According to the same sources, it is very close to the maximum it reached in 2018 throughout the autonomy. Also, close 40% of its employees are under the age of 40.
In terms of business volume, cooperative societies residing in the Community of Valencia made 8,926 million euros last year, according to the Concoval report; Statistical Portal of the Social Economy of the Community.
The largest turnover, consumer and user cooperativesMore than 4.412 million include specific chains, for example supermarketsIt’s like Consum with the legal formula. Cooperatives take the second place. agri-food services – for example, those who are dedicated to marketing local farmers’ produce – with 2,453 million to be added to this by 177 million cooperatives directly allocated to farmers. agricultural production.
cooperatives Industry Add another 647 million revenues; financial sector, 252 million; and those structureanother 173 million.
Discretion
In the event, where various presentations took place, a moment of silence was also observed for two leading Alicante cooperatives. On the one hand, bocopaWith more than 250 viticulture partners and five production wineries in the region; and teaching cooperative Clean Air. Some distinctions delivered by the President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig.