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Cooperative Sierra de las Nieves- Aloreña Group

B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project resulted appealing for the financial institutions; cooperatives of credit showed interest in participating in the future of the company.

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Increased number of agricultural employment and consolidation of agro-industrial employment. Important impact on the socio economic activity in all municipalities involved.

B1c - Adaptation to new realities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
In the last 20-30 years "individualism" seemed to be sustainable from the social and economic perspective. The economic crisis this image vanished and society realises that cooperation for the maintenance of the standard of living and the sustainability of inland communities is a must. The activities are to be based on the traditional know-how, getting profit of endogenous natural resources and setting the products in a global market at a competitive price and the best quality.

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The fact that a joint action had been undertaken enabled social entrepreneurs to better work. It is necessary the education for the sustainability of small communities and innovation-limited communities so that their capacities be profitable and fruitful. Initiatives such as the one presented here mean a turning point in the way the economic activity in these municipalities is understood.

B1f - Amenities for local people
Positive impacts
Any other comments?

B1g - Educational opportunities
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
A moderate social impact on society of cooperative work is been currently observed, since it relates to other aspects of daily life. It has getting a big echo among local population and it is serving to prove the model of the social economy as a necessary alternative.

B1h - Crisis response
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
Great flexibility, certain economic independency from financial institutions since it has its ouwn funding channels; very small profit margin and maximum adjustment of production costs. The cooperatives integrating the group have managed to avoid the decrease in sales and the price reduction.

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Massive local support to an initiative that may mean the viability of agro-industrial engine in the territory after the local economy had been exclusively supported on building construction and services in the last three decades.

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?
Except for the credit cooperative "CAJAMAR", the treatment of the cooperative by the financial institutions has been the same as for any other company. Cajamar has offered a special treatment to the cooperatives involved by making available online banking with certain advantages that enabled the entities to save money.

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

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