1. CENSUS

2. THE TIME CURVE Before % 11.76% 20.58% 38.88% 27.77% (current year)

3. MEMBERS AND CONSUMERS Average data 62 members for each GAS 131 consumers for each GAS* Distribution according to age 18 / 309.9% 31 / % 44 / % over 579.3% Trend 77.09% have their members increasing, the remaining are stable Veneto GAS reach a potential population of “consumers” *) Data includes individuals and families. Families are broken up according to the national average data of 2,4 people per family

4. THE VOLUNTEERS Total Number of Volunteers: 2210 Averager Number of Volunteers per GAS: 14.6 Average Number of Active Volunteers in the cultural, sports and social associations in the Venice Municipality: 11.6

5. STATUTE AND CHARTER GAS having a statute: 46% GAS enrolled in the APS charter: 6%

6. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Ways of payment to the suppliers Both bank transfer and cash60.9% Payment by bank transfer only26.8% Payment by cash only12.3% Choice of account for those GAS having a bank account Ethical finance42.8% Poste and traditional finance57.2% The census of Social Currencies Projects has not been conducted 17.5% of GAS have a bank account

7. ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT 63% incurred expenses in the last year. Overall distribution: Tenancy20 % Administration35 % Other (solidarity projects, one-time projects, social celebrations…) 45 % 51% had an income in the last year. Overall distribution: Enrollments61% Donations18% Promotional events18% Public funding3% Announcements of public competions 0%

8. RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Relation between GAS and PA GAS supported by PA18.75% GAS not supported by PA81.25 % Kind of support given by PA : Loaned office66% Economic contribution11% Public property granting23% In the French region Rhône-Alpes, 75% of the operational costs of GAS are covered by public funding

9. RELATIONS WITH OTHER ASSOCIATIONS Only 20% of GAS have no relation with other associations. Kind of relationship Belonging to a DES 20 % Co-planning 34 % Co-organization 70.4 % Shared office 27 % Issues dealt with Sustainable agriculture: 18.3%Beni comuni: 13.6% Food education: 15.6%Solidarity commerce: 9.5% Local issues: 15.2%Alternative energy: 8.8% Self-production: 10.2%De-growth: 8.8%

10. RELATIONS WITH SUPPLIERS 9 out of 10 GAS carry out activities with the suppliers Activities with the suppliers Visits to the suppliers 80.7 % Activities related with shared distribution system 15.5% Volunteering activities 3.8%

11. THE SHOPPING / 1 Shopping frequency Weekly 53.2 % Biweekly 12.8% Monthly 23.4 Less than once a month 10.6 % Kind of products bought fruit and vegetables 68% clothes 44% bread and floors 68% conserves and juices 38% cheese 50% wine 38% detersivi 48% sweets 26% meat 33% oils 62% 93.75% declare that since the establishment date the number of products sold has increased. The rest declare that the basket has held stable

12. THE SHOPPING / 2 With the current shopping frequency, the total shopping for the Veneto GAS equals 5 million euro If the shopping be made by all the groups once a week, the figure would rise to 7.5 million euro Kind of economy biological 3,405, % solidarity 585, % traditional 510, % Social 440, %

13. SUPPLIERS Average number of suppliers per GAS: 10.7 Distance of the suppliers 0/30 km39.7% 30/60 km16.2% 60/90 km8.1% 90/120 km7.3% above 120 km 28.7%

14. CRITICAL SITUATIONS FACED BY GAS volunteers recruitment: 32% seat: 23% relation with institutions: 18.3% lack of members: 7.6% difficulties with DES: 6.4% small basket: 6.4% lack of funding: 3.8% difficulties with the suppliers 2.5%

TOWARDS THE PERMANENT MONITORING 15. PRICES: GAS vs TRADITIONAL MARKET YEAR 2010 TUTTOGAS MONITORING Municipality data collection DIFFERENCE Pork chops % Butter % Carrots % White onions % Fresh milk % Minced meat % Fuji apples % Golden apples % honey % Mozzarella % Bread % Potatoes % Chicken breasts % Ricotta cheese % Rice % First cut beef % Salami % Stracchino cheese % 6 bio eggs % Doc certified wine % Courgettes % Average saving -22.5%

16. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COSTS: GAS vs TRADITIONAL MARKET production costprice at gdoprice at gas sale price at gas (including donations) eventual final price at supermarket BIO VEGETABLES COURGETTE 0,712,52,753,5 INTEGR. VEGETABLES SEASONAL COURGETTE 0,40,50,750,821 BIO BREAD1344,45 DAIRY, CHEESE4,85,37,98,69 BIO MEAT FASSONE

17. PROFITABILITY RATING bio vegetables, courgette6 integr. vegetables, seasonal courgette3,5 bio bread1,5 cheese, dairy6,19 bio meat, Piedmontese fassone3,77 From an analysis of the products distribution within the basket, it was calculated that one Euro spent at Venice-based GAS guarantees to producers an average profitability which is 4.3 times above the traditional market HOW MUCH IS A GAS EURO WORTH ?