Our MILA partners
Our work would not be possible without the support, collaboration and trust of our partners, sponsors, funders and networks. Through their commitment, they help make our supermarket a reality. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports us!
Funding bodies:
The project “MILA Participatory Supermarket: Pilot Site for a New, Sustainable Form of Shopping” is funded by the Vienna Business Agency in the areas of business revitalisation, local supply and energy supply. A fund of the City of Vienna.
The MILA association’s “Good Food for All” project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management.
The member platform was funded through the "MachMit" project of the Digifonds – Digitalisation Fund Work 4.0 of the Vienna Chamber of Labour.
MILA was funded
by the Climate and Energy Fund as part of the Green Finance and Green Start programmes.
MILA was funded as part of the Sustainable Food Systems funding scheme run by Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws).
Partners and sponsors:
BIZEPS – Centre for Independent Living is advising MILA on the refurbishment.
Solicitor Johannes Pepelnik advises MILA on contracts.
Burkard Kreppel from the architectural firm Mönkemöller und Kreppel is assisting MILA with the refurbishment of our supermarket.
AAE Naturstrom is Austria’s independent green electricity supplier and supplies our supermarket with electricity.
Network memberships:
The MILA cooperative is a member of Rückenwind, the support and auditing association for public-benefit and independent cooperatives.
MILA is a member of SENA – Social Entrepreneurship Network Austria, the advocacy group for entrepreneurship with a positive social impact in Austria.
Other partners:
This is the homepage of Krötenwanderung – a website for socially responsible investing where interested investors can find sustainable projects with a positive impact, made possible through alternative financing (direct loans, asset pools). Here is an overview.
Irene P. supports MILA with graphics and corporate design