SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif)

In France, created by the law of 17 July 2001, SCICs (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) are forms of cooperatives that bring together natural or legal persons around a common project combining economic efficiency, local development and social utility and collective interest. The employees make decisions alongside the other members: customers, suppliers, volunteers, local authorities, associations, private partners, etc. This multi-member governance is based on trust and mutual questioning.

They are a tool for contributing to the sustainable development of a territory, organised collectively by multiple actors in a situation of cooperation and interdependence.

They are present in various fields of social activity, for example, the culture, promoting the regional artistic scene, the inhabitants and the revitalisation of neighbourhoods. Others structure Short food supply chains or Local renewable energy cooperatives, such as Enercoop, some propose a new framework for relations between agriculture and territory (particularly in view of the role of local authorities).

History of the concept

The main dates in history of the recognition of the SCIC are to be found here (in French).

Main networks working on this issue

The CGSCOP, la Confédération Générale des SCOP.

Links

with socioeco.org

Several documents on socioeco.org, here.

For example:

• SCIC, un modèle d’organisation pour des COMMUNS, XVIe Rencontres Inter-univiversitaires de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire - RIUESS - Montpellier, 25.27 mai 2016 de Pierre Thomé, Jean Huet
• L’Europe, un outil de développement pour les sociétés coopératives d’intérêt collectif (SCIC) ?, VIemes Rencontres du Réseau Inter-Universitaire de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire, Grenoble (2006) de Françoise Pecoup.
• La SCIC - Entre démarche d’utilité sociale et construction d’intérêt collectif - de l’organisation au territoire, 2002, Mathieu DAUPLEIX