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The Regionalwert AG Channeling citizen capital into sustainable regional structures P. Volz P. Weckenbrock Finnland, Jan.2014 Facts Shareholder company as instrument for citizen investment in regional agriculture Founded September
Channeling citizen capital into sustainable regional structures
Finnland, Jan.2014
✴ Shareholder company as instrument for citizen investment in regional agriculture ✴ Founded September 2006 ✴ Founded with initial capital of the farm of Christian Hiß ✴ Currently capital 2,23 million €
High capital demand for agriculture Aquisition of capital for regional, sustainable and organic agriculture Varying profitability in the chain
Creation of regional business models (Regionalgesellschaften) Unresolved farm succession in agriculture Facilitation of farm succession Lack of capital for start-up businesses and socio-ecological investment Participation of citizens in the regional economy Social and ecological services in Agriculture are poorly valued Valueing of social and ecological services in agriculture
Challenges & Solutions
Regional chain of added value 2013
Partner enterprises of Regionalwert AG
Services Agricultural production Transformation Retail
Forschungsgesellschaft Die Agronauten e. V. Freiburg Gemüsegärtnerei Feldmann Eichstetten Bio-Catering M aria M ocellin Freiburg Großhandel für Naturkost Bodan GmbH Überlingen Regionalwert Immobilien- und Einrichtungs-, Vermietungs UG & Co. KG Eichstetten Breitenwegerhof KG M ilchviehstall & Käserei Eichstetten TROKI M anufaktur Breisach-Gündlingen Biohöfe-Frischekiste Regionalwert Lieferservice GmbH Freiburg Regionalwert Dienstleistungs GmbH Eichstetten Weingut Andreas Dilger Freiburg Zwergenküche GmbH Regionalwert Biomarkt Breisach GmbH Breisach Regionalwert Treuhand UG&Co.KG Eichstetten Obstgut Siegel KG Norsingen Regionalwert Biomarkt Waage GmbH Emmendingen Bio-Gemüse Degen KG Donaueschingen Hof Gasswies M ilchvieh/ Ackerbau Klettgau
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Limited Partnership)
Financial relations with enterprises
Shareholder corporation for regional development
Regionalwert AG (RWAG)
Citizen shareholder corporation - Freiburg region
Regionalwert AG (RWAG)
Citizen shareholder corporation - Freiburg region
Supervisory Board
Control body
Elected every five years by AGM
Supervisory Board
Control body
Elected every five years by AGM
M anaging Directors
Enterprise management
Designated by the Supervisory Board
M anaging Directors
Enterprise management
Designated by the Supervisory Board
Annual General M eeting
Once in the first 8 months of a year
Annual General M eeting
Once in the first 8 months of a year
Relations in the network
✴ How many enterprises have been created? ✴ How are the employees paid? ✴ How is the employment structure? ✴ How is the workplace quality? ✴ How is the soil fertility developing (agriculture)? ✴ How is the resource use developing? ✴ Is biodiversity increasing or decreasing? ✴ How is the distribution of the added value? ✴ Does the added value stay in the region?
Sustainable impact analysis