Coop Crowdfunding

Coop Crowdfunding
Copenhagen, Denmark

THE INNOVATION:

Coop Crowdfunding makes it easier for more people who work with food to succeed, and as a citizen it is easy to join. Citizens are invited to buy goods, invest in products or lend money to food producers. And they always get something in return: Either new and exciting products or interest on their loan. Food producers and citizens are connected through an online platform. Coop Crowdfunding brings these people together so that we can all have something better to eat in the future. The platform allows small-scale producers to mature, and to facilitate storytelling that builds relationships across the food chain.

LOOKING AHEAD:

The platform expanded it’s activities during the pandemic to support local producers by setting-up a virtual marketplace to sell products to private customers. This was a great success and will be maintained. Expansion to the Swedish market is also a goal, with possibilities in more southern countries also being considered.

More Information:
Website: crowdfunding.coop.dk
Contact Person: Nicolai Jæpelt
Email: [email protected]

 

Info about the Innovators and the Innovation portraits Catalogue

FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/