“Focused on people more than capitals, Scop are considered by many to be the ultimate company structure for participatory management. Employees are actively involved in their companies and are highly motivated since they have direct stakes in the capital ownership, results, management, and decision-making of the Scop. Learning is encouraged. Scop endeavour to satisfy the individual and collective training needs of employees by offering technical, managerial and cooperative training programmes.

Scop companies are fully-fledged businesses. They mostly take the form of small to medium-sized companies, employing from two to 1,200 people. They are present in every sector of business, from building and public works, manufacturing, food services, farming, transport, and insurance, to IT, consulting, communication, new technologies, healthcare, education, and culture. Through employment and activity cooperatives (CAE – Cooperatives d’Activité et d’Emploi), the Scop network actively support and accompany individual entrepreneurs in the pursuit of their initiatives. In addition, the Scop network also promotes the creation of SCIC (Sociétés Coopératives d’Intérêt Collectif) which are collective interest cooperatives bringing together employees, users, volunteers, and local authorities to implement local development projects.”