La nuova cooperativa

What La nuova cooperativa does

La Nuova Cooperativa Società Cooperativa Sociale Impresa Sociale is an Italian Type B social cooperative founded in 1980 in Turin. Its statutory mission is the work integration of disadvantaged individuals, including people with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities, former psychiatric patients, substance abusers, long-term unemployed, the under-educated, and over-50s expelled from the labor market. Originally serving approximately 150 former psychiatric patients, the cooperative is now among the largest Type B social cooperatives active in Piedmont.

The cooperative delivers its social mission through a portfolio of operational services to public administration and private clients: cleaning services (EU Ecolabel-certified for indoor cleaning), green area maintenance, environmental services (differentiated waste collection, street sweeping, pest control), and catering and school services. These services are the operational vehicle through which disadvantaged workers are integrated into paid employment under ISO 9001-certified integration methodology. The technology stack consists of certified management systems (ISO 9001 quality, ISO 14001 environmental with EMAS, ISO 45001 safety, ISO 14064-1 carbon footprint, SA8000 social accountability, UNI/PdR 125 gender equality) rather than a proprietary technical platform.

Revenue is generated exclusively through service contracts with public administration and private entities in the Piedmont region. The cooperative operates from four locations (Torino headquarters, plus Collegno, Luserna San Giovanni, and Ivrea) and holds SOA OS24 qualification and Prefettura di Torino White List clearance, which are prerequisites for participating in Italian public tenders. It is member-owned and cooperatively governed, with a nine-member Board elected in April 2023 (President Barbara Cau, Vice President Simona Corti, General Director Pier Giorgio Crosetto). The entity is not suitable for traditional PE/VC investment as it is structured as a non-profit social cooperative with member-mutual governance.

Name

La nuova cooperativa

Legal name

La Nuova Cooperativa Società Cooperativa Sociale Impresa Sociale

Website

https://lanuovacooperativa.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Cooperative Facility and Environmental Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Administrative and Support Services (561), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs (EDAAAOAI)

Keywords

• Work integration services
• Social cooperative
• Facility management
• Environmental services
• Cleaning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Work integration services: La Nuova Cooperativa generates revenue through work integration services for disadvantaged individuals, providing cleaning, green area maintenance, and environmental services to public administration and private entities.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

La Nuova Cooperativa is a Type B social cooperative that delivers cleaning, green-area maintenance, environmental services (waste collection, street sweeping, pest control), and catering/school canteen services to public administrations and private clients. The productive activity is the vehicle through which disadvantaged individuals (people with disabilities, ex-psychiatric patients, ex-drug addicts, long-term unemployed, low-educated and over-50 workers) are integrated into employment as part of a structured rehabilitation and job-placement program.

Product overview

La nuova cooperativa is a Type B social cooperative operating as a single unified service enterprise focused on work integration for people in social disadvantage situations. The cooperative provides a portfolio of services including cleaning, green area maintenance, environmental services, and facility management, all delivered with a social mission of facilitating employment for vulnerable populations including people with physical, psychological, and sensory disabilities, former psychiatric patients, and long-term unemployed individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cleaning Services (Servizi di pulizia)
• Green Area Maintenance (Manutenzione aree verdi)
• Environmental Services (Servizi ambientali)
• Catering and School Services
• Work Integration Services (Inserimento lavorativo)

Quantifiable outcome

• Real reintegration into the social fabric for disadvantaged individuals

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Legacoop PiemontecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Nuova Cooperativa participates in Legacoop Piemonte activities and events, contributing to the cooperative movement in Piedmont region. The cooperative has been featured in Legacoop Piemonte publications and events celebrating 50 years of Legacoop Piemonte.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Rekeep: Italy's largest facility management company (formerly Manutencoop) offering integrated FM, cleaning, energy, and environmental services nationwide. Sets the scale benchmark La Nuova competes against on larger public tenders.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services provider with material Italian presence in cleaning, workplace, and integrated facility management. Competes for the same public and private cleaning contracts as La Nuova at much larger scale.
• Markas: Family-owned Italian facility services company providing cleaning, catering, and environmental services across Northern Italy. Competes with La Nuova for public cleaning and environmental tenders in the same geography at larger scale.
• Sodexo Italia: Italian arm of global facility services and food services group providing cleaning, catering, and integrated FM to public and private clients. Directly competes with La Nuova's catering/school services and cleaning lines.
• Elior Italia: Italian subsidiary of the French food services and facility management group, offering catering, cleaning, and concierge services to public and corporate clients across Italy. Overlaps with La Nuova's school catering and cleaning operations.

Direct peers

• Consorzio Sol.Co: Italian network of social cooperatives focused on work integration, care, and education services. Closest direct peer in the Type B social cooperative ecosystem with shared mission, governance model, and member-owned structure.
• Coopservice: Italian cooperative providing integrated facility management, cleaning, environmental, and maintenance services. Comparable as a cooperative-structured competitor bidding for similar public contracts in Northern Italy under the same Italian cooperative framework.
• Cantiere della Solidarietà: Italian Type B social cooperative delivering work integration through facility maintenance, cleaning, and environmental activities. Most direct peer in terms of mission, operating model, and service mix within the Italian social cooperative sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-nuova-cooperativa

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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