Labins sc impresa sociale

What Labins sc impresa sociale does

Labins sc impresa sociale (Lab.In.S. — Laboratorio d'Innovazione Sociale) is an Italian social cooperative founded in 2013 in Turin by a group of professionals who had served as consultants since 2003 within the Social Policies Area of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The cooperative delivers social innovation consulting through five service lines: Housing and Urban Regeneration (research, accompaniment, and monitoring of social housing interventions), Participatory Processes (co-design, co-programmazione, and stakeholder engagement for public administrations), Financial Education (anchored by the EduFin Academy launched in 2019), Evaluation (qualitative-quantitative assessment using action-research, service design, and benchmarking), and Visual Narrative (documentary and media production for the non-profit sector, operational since 2018). Notable program-level offerings include the CaF (Self-Funded Communities) microfinance methodology, the Bella Presenza national initiative against educational poverty, and European projects such as LetsSavee and Teen Lab.

The firm's underlying technology consists of qualitative social-science methodologies — stakeholder mapping, system maps, blueprint and canvas models, role play, world café, open space technology, ethnographic research, and benchmarking — applied through participatory design rather than software platforms. There are no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML components disclosed.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue sourced from three streams: ongoing consulting contracts with foundations (notably Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo), public-administration engagements with Italian municipalities and regions (often PNRR- or regional-funded), and co-funded European projects (Erasmus+, Alcotra-Interreg). The cooperative operates as a member-owned entity with 9 employees and has no external equity funding, no disclosed revenue figures, and no SaaS or productized pricing. Distribution is exclusively direct consulting delivered through long-cycle project engagements in Italy and selected European consortia.

Name

Labins sc impresa sociale

Legal name

Lab.In.S. s.c. impresa sociale

Website

https://labins.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services in social innovation provided to foundations (particularly Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo), public administration, third sector organizations, and private enterprises. Services include research, participatory design, capacity building, monitoring, and evaluation.
2. European Project Funding: Participation in EU-funded projects including Erasmus+ programs, contributing to project costs and organizational capacity building.
3. Training and Capacity Building Programs: Educational programs and training courses in financial education, social inclusion, and community development commissioned by public and private organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Labins is a social innovation cooperative delivering consulting, research, participatory design, capacity building, monitoring, and evaluation services to foundations, public administrations, and third sector organizations. Its practice spans housing and urban regeneration policy, participatory processes, financial education for vulnerable populations (including the EduFin Academy program), and qualitative-quantitative evaluation of social interventions. The cooperative also produces documentary media through a Visual Narrative area serving the non-profit sector.

Product overview

Labins sc impresa sociale is a social innovation cooperative (founded 2013) offering consultancy and project management services in social policy. The company operates as a multi-service provider with distinct thematic areas: Housing and Urban Regeneration, Participatory Processes, Financial Education (including EduFin Academy), Evaluation, and Visual Narrative. These services are delivered through research, participatory design, capacity building, monitoring, and training methodologies. The portfolio also includes specific programs like Bella Presenza (educational community), CaF (self-funded communities for microfinance), and international projects like LetsSavee and Teen Lab.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EduFin Academy: A financial education program created in 2019, based on experiential learning methodology, for a broad and multicultural public. Trained over 1,200 people in its first two years.
• Visual Narrative

Products and services

• Abitare e Rigenerazione Urbana (Housing and Urban Regeneration) Social housing policy research, accompaniment, monitoring, and evaluation of urban regeneration projects for Italian public administrations and foundations. Covers social housing intervention evaluation, co-elaboration of housing guidelines, and calls for social housing proposals.
• Processi Partecipativi (Participatory Processes) Participatory design and management of co-programmazione and co-design processes for public administrations and social organizations, including event organization, network management, and stakeholder engagement facilitation.
• Educazione Finanziaria (Financial Education) Financial literacy programs for people at risk of social and financial exclusion, including emotional financial education and savings groups methodology for vulnerable adults, migrants, refugees, and families.
• Valutazione (Evaluation) Qualitative-quantitative evaluations in social contexts using action-research, service design, benchmarking analysis, and scenario development tools for foundations, public bodies, and third sector organizations.
• Visual Narrative Documentary production and media creation for non-profit organizations and cultural projects on social, cultural, and anthropological themes, including short films and feature-length documentary productions.
• EduFin Academy Financial education program launched in 2019 offering experiential learning for broad and multicultural audiences, focusing on financial inclusion and gender equality. Trained over 1,200 people in its first two years (2019-2021).
• CaF - Comunità AutoFinanziate (Self-Funded Communities) Self-Funded Communities methodology using microfinance approach for financial inclusion, self-management, and cooperative participation in savings and lending, supporting people at risk of financial exclusion including those with mental health challenges.
• Insieme per un'Idea Training program exploring social impact businesses, impact finance instruments, and entrepreneurial tools for common good, delivered as a multi-session training course.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 social housing interventions evaluated and monitored since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• Rete Italiana di Microfinanza (RITMI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2022Italian microfinance network of which Labins is a member, applying ILO methodology and Self-Funded Communities (CaF) methodology in financial education programs.
• LetsSavee Project ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2020Erasmus+ funded project (LEarning, Teaming up and Saving - Saving groups for Employability and Empowerment) with 7 European partners: ACAF (Spain), Cash2Grow (Netherlands), Fundació Servei Solidari (Spain), MFC Microfinance Center (Poland), The Hague University (Netherlands), SavingBuddies (Germany). Develops innovative methodology for financial education and savings groups for vulnerable adults.
• Fondazione Compagnia di San PaolocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary strategic partner since 2003. The cooperative was founded by professionals who served as consultants in the Social Policies Area of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. Labins maintains ongoing consulting engagements and has co-elaborated social housing guidelines and calls for proposals. Key projects include NOMiS, housing social programs, and various social innovation initiatives.
• MFC - Microfinance Center (Polonia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish microfinance network. Labins became a member in October 2022, collaborating on savings groups potential exploration and entrepreneurial capacity building for low-income groups. MFC promotes responsible finance for equality, sustainability, and inclusion.
• Forum Animatorów Społecznych (Polonia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner in Key Competences - A Chance to Success Erasmus+ project. Leader of the strategic partnership for developing key competencies for adult learning and social inclusion.
• Eesti People to People (Estonia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstonian NGO partner in Key Competences - A Chance to Success project, participating in international exchange and capacity building for social sector organizations.
• Impresa Sociale Con i BambinimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational social enterprise managing the Fondo per il Contrasto della Povertà Educativa Minorile. Labins is Piemonte coordinator for Bella Presenza project addressing educational poverty, working with Dedalus (Campania), Oxfam (Toscana), and Associazione Progetto Arcobaleno.
• Cooperativa Sociale DedalusmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization for Bella Presenza project in Campania. Long-standing partnership in educational poverty contrast and community education initiatives.
• Ires PiemonteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute partner in MIGLIORA 2 project for capacity building in integration of asylum seekers and refugees in Piedmont and Liguria.
• FIERIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForum Internazionale ed Europeo di Ricerche sull'Immigrazione, partner in MIGLIORA 2 project for international migration research and refugee integration.
• UNHCRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Refugee Agency collaborating on MIGLIORA 2 project for asylum seeker and refugee integration support.
• Comune di PinerolominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in Teen Lab project (Alcotra-Interreg) addressing school dropout and youth employment in Italy-France cooperation.
• Doc/it - Associazione Documentaristi ItalianiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian Documentary Filmmakers Association. Labins selected as production house for IDS Academy Series, first Italian project for high training of documentary authors and producers.
• KCity Rigenerazione UrbanamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for co-programmazione 'Stati Generali dell'Abitare' with Comune di Cuneo (2025), developing innovative territorial strategies for housing systems.
• TAUTEMIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on welfare housing and repopulation strategies in inner areas, bringing contributions on housing welfare, community, and repopulation strategies.
• GAL MongioieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Action Group for Smart Village rural innovation initiative, supporting creation of innovative projects in 4 strategic areas: residential services, landscape maintenance, wellness services, and cultural/recreational services.
• Labirinto Cooperativa SocialeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in PINQuA 'Servizi Welfare Smart City' project with Comune di Pesaro, contributing to social housing and territorial development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Synergia: Italian consulting firm specializing in social policies, welfare evaluation, and EU project design for public institutions and non-profits — directly comparable in service mix and client base to Labins.
• Microfinance Centre (MFC): Polish-based network supporting responsible finance, savings groups, and financial inclusion across Europe; Labins is a member and LetsSavee consortium partner — closely comparable in microfinance methodology and EU project delivery.
• AICCON: Italian research center focused on the social economy, non-profit accountability, and financial inclusion — comparable in research-driven consulting on welfare, social enterprise, and vulnerable populations.
• Avanzi Sostenibilità per Azioni: Milan-based sustainability and social innovation consultancy offering strategy, research, and stakeholder engagement services to public, non-profit, and corporate clients — directly comparable in mission, methodology (participatory design, evaluation), and customer segments to Labins.
• Euricse: Trento-based European Research Institute on Cooperatives and Social Enterprises conducting research, evaluation, and policy advisory on social economy — overlaps with Labins' social enterprise, third-sector, and financial inclusion focus.
• Fondazione Fitzcarraldo: Turin-based foundation conducting research, training, and project management for cultural, social, and welfare innovation — directly comparable in mission, geography, and applied research methodology.
• Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS): Long-standing Italian social research institute providing policy analysis, evaluation, and consulting to public administrations, foundations, and the third sector — closely comparable to Labins' evaluation and applied social research practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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