In Isère, the Valoralp company recovers industrial materials to recover them through reuse and reuse. In 2019, its founder, Gabriel Glatigny, responded to the call for projects “CIGALES cerca Fourmis” and obtained financial aid of up to 5,000 euros to set up its activities and finance its investments.
Above all, he benefits from human support for his strategic development, for the customer/supplier relationship or even for the legal aspect.
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Gabriel Glatigny is therefore not alone. He can count on cicadas (for Investors’ Club for Alternative and Local Management of Solidarity Savings), a movement born in the 1980s in favor of the development of the social and solidarity economy.
Through its 14 regional associations, CIGALES brings together the “Cigaliers” who want to give meaning to their savings by developing solidarity and citizen projects “focused on people’s well-being”. The network is a member of the association RIGHT (Finance, Accompany, Impact, Gather) releasing the Finansol brand.
Various ways
The FAIR platform is an ideal entry point for anyone wishing to become a supportive saver. It provides all the necessary information, lists current projects or describes the financial products available. You can then take out solidarity savings investment or solidarity life insurance through your bank or insurer.
You can also inquire from your own company and use your employees’ savings. All companies that allow their employees to access this type of savings are required to offer at least one solidarity fund.
Or, like the Cigaliers, you can subscribe directly to the capital of a solidarity company.
save the farms
This is also the case withShared Energy which collects citizens’ savings to invest in renewable energy capital and energy saving projects. Thus far, numerous local projects have been financed, such as the wood-fired boiler room in Lucinges (Haute-Savoie) which feeds a heating network in the heart of the village.
On his side Habitat and Humanism works through solidarity savings to ensure access to decent housing for people in difficulty. In the commune of La Tronche, near Grenoble, the association will create, for example, a boarding house with 22 places.
As for Land of links, her shares worth 104 euros deposited in her owned company allow her to buy land and farms to start young organic producers or those who have chosen local agriculture. A 93-hectare farm was transferred to Vachères-en-Quint (Drôme) to be able to pursue its vocation of organic farming.
