equo punto a capo consorzio equo solidale - societa' cooperativa sociale

What equo punto a capo consorzio equo solidale - societa' cooperativa sociale does

Equo Punto a Capo - Consorzio Equo Solidale SCS is an Italian consortium of social cooperatives (società cooperativa sociale) headquartered in Verrone with operational offices in Leinì. Founded in 2012 by four professionals from the environmental recovery sector, it provides a legal authorization framework that enables marginalized workers — Sinti, Roma, African and South American immigrants, and formerly unemployed individuals — to collect ferrous scrap metal from households, workshops, shops, and farms across northern and central Italy and deliver it to authorized recovery plants. The consortium aggregates six member cooperatives (La Pecora Nera, Tutti Insieme, La Nuova Miniera, NoiConEquo, Feramiù, PowerSocialGreen) operating 114 collection points under a single Albo Nazionale Gestori Ambientali registration covering categories 1, 4, and 8, serving approximately 973 families with a reported cumulative throughput of 64,501 tonnes of ferrous material diverted to recovery.

The consortium's product is fundamentally an authorization and compliance-as-a-service layer rather than a technology platform. Its core offering is the legal framework (vehicle registration, environmental registry enrollment, waste transport forms, training, insurance administration) wrapped around individual self-employed collectors who own their vehicles and deliver materials directly to ~30 authorized profit recovery plants. Member-facing technology is limited to the App Consorzio mobile application for coordination and document management. The consortium monetizes through three streams: a 10% transaction fee on all material discharges delivered to recovery plants (primary, commodity-linked), €40 monthly cooperative fees per member (recurring, predictable), and €800 one-time onboarding fees per vehicle covering documentation and training. Customer segments are effectively bilateral: the member-collectors (long-tail individual workers) on the supply side and authorized recovery plants on the demand side, with partnerships including AIZO for community access and Argo Business Solutions for GDPR/data protection compliance.

Name

equo punto a capo consorzio equo solidale - societa' cooperativa sociale

Legal name

EQUO PUNTO A CAPO – CONSORZIO EQUO SOLIDALE SCS

Website

https://consorzioequo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Consorzio Equo is an Italian consortium of six social cooperatives that provides legal authorizations, training, and administrative infrastructure enabling approximately 973 marginalized workers to collect and deliver ferrous scrap metal to authorized recovery plants across eight Italian regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Verrone

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Transaction fee on material sales: The consortium retains 10% on all material discharges (tons delivered to authorized recovery plants), providing the primary revenue stream tied directly to collection volumes. Revenue fluctuates with commodity prices for ferrous and metallic materials.
2. Monthly cooperative fees: Each cooperative member pays a fixed monthly fee of 40 EUR to the cooperative for administrative and management costs. This provides a predictable recurring revenue component.
3. Initial membership fees: One-time fixed initial cost of 800 EUR per vehicle and member covering documentation processing, vehicle registration, environmental registry enrollment, authorization kit, and training. Additional 200 EUR for second vehicle occupant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The consortium coordinates ferrous scrap metal collection and recovery by organizing marginalized workers (Sinti, Roma, immigrants, unemployed) into member-owned social cooperatives. It provides legal authorizations, waste transport documentation, vehicle registration support, training, and a network of approximately 30 authorized recovery plants to enable small-scale collection and delivery of metallic materials for recycling.

Product overview

EQUO PUNTO A CAPO – CONSORZIO EQUO SOLIDALE SCS operates as a consortium of social cooperatives focused on facilitating legal ferrous metal and scrap collection by marginalized workers (Sinti, Roma, and other vulnerable populations). The consortium's primary offerings include the App Consorzio mobile application for member coordination and documentation management, along with comprehensive metal recovery and recycling services that provide authorizations, training, and administrative support. The consortium coordinates multiple member cooperatives (Consorzio Equo, Tutti Insieme, La Nuova Miniera, NoiConEquo, Feramiù, PowerSocialGreen) through a network of collection points and authorized recovery facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• App Consorzio

Quantifiable outcome

• 973 families have achieved legal work status through the consortium
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AIZO (Associazione Italiani Zingari Ospiti)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014AIZO is the national Sinti and Roma association whose president Carla Osella enabled Consorzio Equo's expansion into Trentino and other regions. Regional representative Gian Luca Magagni provided significant support in terms of time, experience, and advice. This partnership was foundational to the consortium's ability to reach marginalized communities.
• Authorized recovery plants networkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013A network of approximately 30 authorized profit recovery plants where consortium members deliver collected ferrous materials. These plants recognize and respect the role of small-scale collectors in incrementing their volumes, creating a mutually beneficial relationship that makes otherwise uneconomical small-quantity collection viable.
• Socially conscious entrepreneurs networkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Entrepreneurs with social sensitivity who embraced the consortium's cause, providing support, contacts, and declarations of willingness to receive collected materials, facilitating expansion beyond initial regions.
• Argo Business Solutions S.r.l.minorOthersDesignated as the Data Protection Officer (DPO/RPD) for the consortium, providing GDPR compliance services. Contact: [email protected].

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rottamferro: Italian ferrous scrap processor and trader operating yards that buy and process ferrous scrap delivered by collectors. A natural downstream counterpart and value-chain peer to Consorzio Equo's network of ~30 authorized recovery plants.
• Italia Metalli: Italian metals company engaged in collection, processing, and trading of non-ferrous and ferrous scrap. Operates yards and recovery facilities that consume small-quantity collection streams similar to those Consorzio Equo's members deliver, making it a direct comparable on the downstream side of the ferrous collection value chain.
• Gruppo Marazzato: Italian environmental services group with metal recovery, scrap collection, and authorized waste handling operations. Comparable to Consorzio Equo as an authorized aggregator connecting small-scale collection inputs to industrial recovery output in the same regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Hera Group: Large Italian multi-utility providing waste collection, recycling, and materials recovery services across Emilia-Romagna and beyond. A broad incumbent with overlapping ferrous and metals recovery capabilities, though operating at city/region scale rather than as a community-led cooperative.
• A2A Ambiente: Waste management and environmental services arm of multi-utility A2A, active in northern Italy. Comparable as a large-scale operator in metals recovery and waste collection with overlapping geographic presence in Lombardy where Consorzio Equo also operates.
• AMA Roma: Municipal waste and recycling operator for the city of Rome, handling collection, sorting, and materials recovery. Comparable as a large-scale waste operator in Italy, though operating in a different geography and without the social-inclusion community-cooperative model.
• Iren Ambiente: Multi-utility group providing integrated waste management, recycling, and materials recovery across northern and central Italy. A broad incumbent whose regulated collection infrastructure overlaps with the same geographic and regulatory space as Consorzio Equo.

Others

• Global Alliance of Waste Pickers: International alliance representing waste picker organizations worldwide, advocating for recognition and integration of informal recyclers into formal waste management systems. Thematically aligned with Consorzio Equo's mission to formalize informal collection.
• WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing): Global network focused on improving conditions for informal workers, including waste pickers. Thematically comparable as an organization working to formalize and dignify informal collection livelihoods — relevant peer for benchmarking social-inclusion mission and policy advocacy.
• Ricicla Italia (Legambiente): Italian environmental association running the 'Ricicla Italia' recycling index and policy advocacy for circular economy, including formalization of informal collection. Ecosystem-relevant peer for regulatory environment and policy direction in ferrous scrap and broader recycling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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