Aliante - Cooperativa Sociale

What Aliante - Cooperativa Sociale does

Aliante Cooperativa Sociale is a Modena-based Italian social cooperative (Type A and Type B under L.381/1991) founded in 1993 by Vittorio Saltini within Arcisolidarietà and supported by Legacoop Modena. Operating across 11 sectors in the Province of Modena and selectively in Reggio Emilia province, it delivers an integrated portfolio of social, educational, environmental, and corporate services: work integration for disadvantaged persons (including L.68/99 disability-employment compliance), mental-health residential care (12 apartments, 1 community facility), early-childhood education (nidi, scuole dell'infanzia, summer centers), youth aggregation, elderly support (A.MO.DO, BADABÈ), victim support (ERViS), socio-rehabilitative manufacturing centers, professional cleaning (200+ worksites), maintenance, green-area maintenance (SOA OS 24 attested), and large-scale environmental services (waste collection, street sweeping across 32 municipalities serving 500,000+ inhabitants with a 108-vehicle fleet). Named service brands include Social Point (social prescribing), C'entro in Bici (municipal bike sharing), Happen (youth space), and Casa del Custode (Formigine).

The cooperative is funded almost entirely through multi-year contracts and conventions with public-sector entities (Comune di Modena, Azienda USL di Modena, Unioni dei Comuni, Regione Emilia-Romagna) and, to a lesser extent, private-sector L.68/99 compliance conventions. Pricing is bespoke and tender-based with no published rate card. Distribution is relationship-led via direct sales and territorial referral networks (CSM, SERD, Servizi Sociali) — no digital self-serve channel exists, marketing is largely earned media (local press) plus a corporate website and limited Facebook presence. There is no proprietary technology platform; competitive advantage rests on regulatory certifications (ISO 9001/14001/45001, SA 8000, UNI/PdR 125, UNI 11034, SOA OS 24, Albo Gestori Ambientali), decades-long institutional relationships, the dual Type A/B structure, and the cooperative governance model (396 ordinary members as of 2025).

The 2025 Bilancio Sociale reports €23.6M turnover (up from €20.4M), 699 total workers, 168 disadvantaged persons employed (82% on permanent contracts), 1,681 users reached, and €320K estimated economic value produced for the Public Administration through work inclusion. Aliante holds a co-management position in Consorzio EcoBI (26 social cooperatives across Modena, Bologna, Ferrara and Rimini) and runs multi-stakeholder partnerships (e.g., ERViS with Gulliver, Social Point with DSM-USL and Arci). The firm is privately held under cooperative law, with no external investors and no M&A activity beyond the 2009 merger with L'isola che c'è.

Name

Aliante - Cooperativa Sociale

Legal name

Aliante Cooperativa Sociale

Website

https://aliantecoopsociale.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aliante is a Modena-based Italian social cooperative (Type A+B) delivering work integration, mental-health residential care, childcare, elderly support, cleaning, and environmental services across 32 municipalities for public-sector and corporate clients, employing ~700 workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Work Integration Services: Type B social cooperative providing work integration for disadvantaged persons (L.381/1991). Revenue generated through inserting disadvantaged workers into productive activities, managing social rehabilitation centers, and providing cleaning, maintenance, and environmental services.
2. Social and Educational Services: Type A social cooperative managing educational services for children (nidi, scuole dell'infanzia, centri estivi), residential facilities for minors and adults, youth aggregation projects, and elderly support services. Revenue through public contracts and service agreements.
3. Cleaning Services: Professional cleaning services for businesses, public entities, schools, and healthcare facilities. Manages over 200 active work sites with certified quality standards (ISO 9001:2015).
4. Environmental Services: Waste collection, street sweeping, environmental cleaning, and green maintenance services across 32 municipalities in Modena province, serving over 500,000 inhabitants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aliante is an Italian social cooperative (Cooperativa Sociale) operating as both a Type A (social-educational services) and Type B (work integration) entity. It delivers a broad portfolio of services across Modena province including work placement for disadvantaged persons under L.68/99, childcare and early childhood education, residential care for minors and adults with mental health issues, elderly home-care support, environmental services (waste collection, street sweeping, green maintenance), professional cleaning and maintenance for businesses, socio-rehabilitation centers, and a municipal bike-sharing service.

Product overview

Aliante Cooperativa Sociale is a social cooperative (Type A and Type B) providing an integrated portfolio of social services across Modena province. The cooperative operates as a multi-service platform organized into distinct divisions: (1) Social Integration & Employment Services including work placement for disadvantaged individuals and Law 68/99 compliance; (2) Child & Family Services encompassing residential care, youth programs, educational childcare, and summer centers; (3) Adult Mental Health Services including supported housing and socio-rehabilitation centers; (4) Environmental & Urban Services including waste collection, street cleaning, bike sharing, and green maintenance; (5) Business Services including professional cleaning and maintenance for companies. Key named services include Social Point (social prescribing), ERViS (victim support), C'entro in Bici (bike sharing), A.MO.DO (elderly care), and multiple childcare facilities. Founded in 1993, the cooperative employs nearly 700 workers and serves over 1,700 users annually across 11 operational sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• A.MO.DO: A service promoted by Aliante Cooperativa Sociale for elderly and non-self-sufficient persons, providing domestic assistance selection and support.
• BADABÈ
• C'entro in Bici
• E.R.Vi.S (Emilia-Romagna Victim Support)
• Social Point
• Happen

Products and services

• Inserimento Lavorativo (Work Integration Services) Employment placement services for disadvantaged individuals, including job coaching, vocational training, and placement support coordinated with local social services. Includes Law 68/99 disability employment compliance through ex Art.22 conventions.
• Minori e Giovani (Child and Youth Services) Residential and proximity services for minors and young people including community homes, apartments, educational projects (ITINERA, VERSO, ZONE), youth aggregation centers, and the Happen community space.
• Residenzialità Adulti (Adult Residential Services) Supported housing and residential communities for adults with mental health issues, including 12 apartments and 1 community facility across Modena province, utilizing recovery-oriented methodology.
• Supporto agli Anziani (Elderly Support Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 168 disadvantaged persons employed in 2025, with 82% on permanent contracts
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Cooperativa Sociale GullivercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-management of ERViS (Emilia-Romagna Victim Support) project - a support center for crime victims coordinated by the Region and funded by the Ministry of Justice. Aliante and Gulliver jointly manage the Modena office.
• Consorzio EcoBIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Aliante is part of Consorzio EcoBI, founded in 2012, which brings together 26 social cooperatives for work integration active in the provinces of Modena, Bologna, Ferrara and Rimini. The consortium supports environmental services and waste management operations.
• Azienda USL di Modena - Centri di Salute MentalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with CSM (Mental Health Centers) for residential services, work integration, and rehabilitation programs for mentally ill persons. Multiple CSM locations across Modena province refer patients to Aliante services (36 referrals from CSM Modena alone).
• SERD (Servizio per le Dipendenze)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with addiction services across Modena province for work integration of persons with addiction issues. Multiple SERD locations (Modena, Carpi, Vignola, Castelfranco, Sassuolo) work with Aliante.
• Servizi Sociali TerritorialicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with social services across Modena province for various programs including minor protection, family support, and vulnerable adult services. Multiple municipalities collaborate with Aliante.
• Legacoop ModenacoreOthersHistorical affiliation with Legacoop Modena, supported by former President Mario Del Monte. Legacoop is the primary cooperative federation supporting Aliante's development.
• ArcisolidarietàmajorOthersThe founding context of Aliante, established within Arcisolidarietà as part of the cooperative's origin story in 1993.
• Dipartimento di Salute Mentale di ModenacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject commissioning entity for Social Point - a social prescribing and mental health project. DSM entrusts Aliante with operational management of community integration programs.
• Unione dei Comuni del FrignanomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic entity commissioning Centro per le Famiglie services in the Frignano territory, serving families in the Union of Municipalities.
• Toschi (Vignola)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConvention with Toschi company for management of internal laboratory (Il Ciliegio) at their facility in Vignola area.
• CSC (San Cesario sul Panaro)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConvention with CSC for management of Il Secchio laboratory at their production facility.
• CSV Terre Estensi (Centro Servizi per il Volontariato)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with volunteering services center for Social Point project coordination and cultural/welfare initiatives.
• ArciminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating association in Social Point project for mental health inclusion and community activities.
• Associazione Idee in circolominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner association in Social Point community activities.
• Associazione Insieme a noiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Social Point and youth aggregation projects.
• Unione Tresinaro SecchiamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic entity that awarded Aliante management of BADABE service in Scandiano district (RE) in 2024.
• Risonanza APSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation promoting the secondhand school book market (Mercatino del Libro) with Aliante's support at Happen center.
• Comune di FormiginemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMunicipality commissioning youth aggregation services including Casa del Custode management.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coopselios: One of Italy's largest social cooperatives (Type A/B) operating across multiple regions with social, educational, healthcare, and facility services. Directly comparable business model, service portfolio breadth, and target customer base (public administrations, healthcare authorities, families).
• Consorzio Sol.co: Network of social cooperatives headquartered in Emilia-Romagna providing work integration, social services, and educational programs. Strong regional overlap with Aliante's Modena province footprint and similar Type B cooperative work-integration mission.
• Codess Sociale: Italian social cooperative providing social-assistance, educational, and rehabilitation services across northern Italy. Comparable Type A/B cooperative structure serving disadvantaged persons, children, and elderly through public contracts and territorial partnerships.
• CIR Food: Italian cooperative providing facility services including cleaning, maintenance, and catering to public and private clients. Comparable cooperative governance model and facility services offering, though geographically broader than Aliante.
• Cooperativa Sociale Itaca: Italian Type A/B social cooperative providing social, educational, and work-integration services in northern Italy. Similar operational model serving disadvantaged persons through public contracts and territorial partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• Rekeep S.p.A. Italy's largest facility management and integrated services company (formerly Manutencoop). Overlaps with Aliante's cleaning, maintenance, and green-area services for public and private clients, but operates at much larger scale and as a private-sector incumbent rather than cooperative.
• Hera Group: Multi-utility incumbent in Emilia-Romagna providing waste collection, street cleaning, and environmental services across the same geography as Aliante's environmental services division. Overlaps directly in municipal environmental hygiene tenders.
• ISS Italia: Italian subsidiary of global facility services giant ISS A/S, providing cleaning, maintenance, and support services to enterprises and public entities. Broad incumbent competitor in the same cleaning/facility services space as Aliante's Pulizie and Manutenzioni divisions.
• Iren Ambiente: Environmental services division of Iren Group, providing waste management and urban hygiene across northern Italy including Emilia-Romagna. Established competitor for the same municipal environmental service contracts Aliante holds across 32 Modena municipalities.
• Consorzio CGM: Italy's largest network of social cooperatives aggregating 70+ member organizations providing social, educational, and work-integration services nationally. Larger scale and broader geographic reach than Aliante, operating as a meta-cooperative consortium.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/p/HappenModena-100063718115202

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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