What Confcooperative Romagna does

Confcooperative Romagna — Estense (CONFCOOPERATIVE ROMAGNA - ESTENSE) is a regional territorial union of the Confcooperative cooperative confederation in Italy, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Ravenna. The organization functions as a cooperative federation rather than a commercial product or technology company, providing representation, advocacy, organizational support, training, and sustainability reporting services to member cooperatives across the Romagna region, including the provinces of Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena, and Rimini. Its 30 employees operate from 7 regional offices in Ferrara, Goro, Cesena, Faenza, Ravenna, Forlì, and Rimini, delivering services directly through a relationship-driven, sales-led motion.

The federation's underlying 'technology' is limited to its organizational presence rather than proprietary software — it operates a website with news, events, and a cooperative directory, a Facebook page, and a newsletter (In Piazza News). Its core activities include ethical code and gender policy implementation, youth engagement, project development, and member events. It maintains a broad partner ecosystem spanning insurance (Assimoco), banking (BCC Emilia Romagna), healthcare (Cooperazione Salute), credit guarantees (Cooperfidi Italia), training (Irecoop), compliant certification (Conforme), and technology services (Node).

The business model is a subscription/recurring membership fee structure: Confcooperative Romagna is funded primarily through membership dues and federation fees paid by its affiliated cooperatives. There is no publicly disclosed pricing; membership arrangements are negotiated directly. The organization is member-owned, structured under cooperative principles, and sits within a hierarchical network reporting up to Confcooperative Nazionale (the largest Italian cooperative confederation) and Confcooperative Emilia Romagna. Customer segments are diversified across cooperative industries — social services, agriculture, waste management, food production, and more — limiting single-segment exposure but concentrating entirely within the cooperative enterprise base.

Name

Confcooperative Romagna

Legal name

CONFCOOPERATIVE ROMAGNA - ESTENSE

Website

https://romagna.confcooperative.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Confcooperative Romagna - Estense is a regional Italian cooperative federation, founded in 1949, providing representation, organizational support, training, and sustainability reporting to member cooperatives across the Romagna region through 7 offices and 30 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravenna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and federation fees: Confcooperative Romagna operates as a cooperative federation, primarily funded through membership fees and contributions from affiliated cooperatives across the Romagna region. This is a recurring revenue model based on cooperative membership and participation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Confcooperative Romagna is a regional cooperative confederation that represents, supports, and provides organizational, advocacy, training, and sustainability reporting services to its affiliated member cooperatives in the Romagna region of Italy. It acts as the territorial arm of Confcooperative Nazionale, helping member cooperatives with representation, project development, and youth engagement through a network of seven territorial offices.

Product overview

Confcooperative Romagna - Estense is a regional cooperative confederation organization (not a product company) that provides organizational services, news, cooperative member directory, sustainability reports, youth programs, and project information for its member cooperatives across the Romagna and Ferrara territories in Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fare Cooperazione (Cooperative Advocacy and Representation) Institutional representation, advocacy, and policy support services delivered to member cooperatives to promote and defend the cooperative movement in the Romagna region.
• Servizi (Member Services) Operational and organizational support services delivered to affiliated cooperatives through the federation's seven territorial offices in Romagna.
• Bilancio di Sostenibilità (Sustainability Reporting) Sustainability reporting and non-financial disclosure support for member cooperatives, helping them meet reporting obligations and communicate their social and environmental impact.
• Progetti (Projects) Project development, coordination, and support services for member cooperatives seeking to launch or expand cooperative initiatives in the Romagna region.
• Giovani (Youth Engagement) Youth engagement and training programs designed to involve younger generations in the cooperative movement and develop future cooperative leadership in Romagna.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACI - Alleanza delle CooperativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlleanza delle Cooperative Italiane (ACI) is the national alliance of Italian cooperatives. Confcooperative Romagna - Estense is part of this alliance, representing the cooperative movement at national level.
• AssimococoreOthersInsurance company specializing in cooperative and social economy sectors. Provides insurance products and services tailored to cooperative enterprises.
• BCC Emilia RomagnacoreOthersFederation of BCC (Banche di Credito Cooperativo) banks in Emilia Romagna region, providing banking and financial services to cooperatives.
• CampaminorOthersCooperative services provider for training and professional development.
• Ciba BrokersminorOthersInsurance brokerage services.
• Confcooperative Emilia RomagnacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of Confcooperative in Emilia Romagna, the parent organization for Confcooperative Romagna - Estense.
• Confcooperative NazionalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational confederation of Italian cooperatives, the highest level of the Confcooperative organization in Italy.
• Cooperazione SalutecoreOthersHealth insurance and healthcare services provider for the cooperative sector.
• Cooperfidi ItaliacoreOthersGuarantee fund for cooperatives, providing guarantees and access to credit for member cooperatives.
• CooperutentiminorOthersConsumer cooperative association representing consumer interests.
• Ferrara in reteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal network initiative in Ferrara for cooperative collaboration and regional development.
• Fondazione Giovani Dalle FabbricheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation focused on youth employment and training, operating in the Emilian manufacturing districts.
• Fondo SviluppocoreOthersDevelopment fund for cooperative projects and initiatives, part of Irecoop network.
• Giovani Imprenditori Confcooperative RomagnaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung entrepreneurs section of Confcooperative Romagna, promoting youth participation in cooperative enterprises.
• ICNminorOthersItalian Cooperative Network for international cooperation and development.
• IrecoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative institute for professional training and development, part of the Confcooperative network.
• LinkerminorOthersRegional development agency for Romagna, supporting economic development initiatives.
• Power EnergiaminorOthersEnergy services provider for cooperatives and social enterprises.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Legacoop Romagna: Romagna branch of Legacoop, the second-largest Italian cooperative federation and a direct competitor for member cooperatives in the same geography. It offers equivalent representation, training, and services from a competing cooperative political tradition.
• Alleanza delle Cooperative Italiane: The national umbrella alliance coordinating joint advocacy and representation across Confcooperative, Legacoop, and AGCI. Confcooperative Romagna participates through this alliance, making it the joint platform representing the cooperative movement to national institutions.
• Confcooperative Emilia Romagna: The intermediate regional federation in the Confcooperative hierarchy directly above Confcooperative Romagna - Estense. It provides analogous advocacy, training, and partner ecosystem services for cooperatives across the broader Emilia Romagna region.
• Confcooperative Nazionale: The national parent confederation of Confcooperative Romagna - Estense. It performs the same cooperative representation, advocacy, and member services function but at national scope, sharing brand, mission, and a hierarchical organizational relationship.
• AGCI (Associazione Generale Cooperative Italiane): Italy's third major cooperative federation and co-member with Confcooperative in the Alleanza delle Cooperative Italiane alliance. It serves comparable cooperative members with analogous advocacy, training, and representation services including regional territorial branches.

Broad incumbents

• Confindustria Romagna: The Romagna branch of Italy's main industrial employers' federation. It is a broader trade association representing for-profit enterprises rather than cooperatives but performs a comparable member representation, policy advocacy, and service-provision function in the same geography.
• Confesercenti Ravenna: A regional trade association for small and medium enterprises in commerce, tourism, and services. While serving a different member base than cooperatives, it performs an analogous member advocacy, training, and service-provision function in the same Romagna territory.
• Camera di Commercio di Ravenna: The publicly governed Chamber of Commerce for the province of Ravenna. It provides business registration, advocacy, and member services to all local enterprises including cooperatives, partially overlapping with Confcooperative Romagna's representation and compliance support mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConfcooperativeRomagnaEstense
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/confcooperative-romagna

Revenue estimate

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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