Date
23 November 2021

Tag

Active

Country
Belgium Belgium
Geographical scope
Local
Type
  • Type

    Establishing alternative models (cooperatives)

    Voluntary
View Initiative

Description

Molenbike is a Brussels bicycle courier cooperative founded in 2017. It specialises in bicycle transportation of local and eco-friendly, fresh and organic products (B2B, Business 2 Customer and Molenbike 2 Customer). Couriers have an employment contract and can participate in decision-making processes within the organisation. The cooperative is dedicated to optimizing the distribution chain for a ‘fast, efficient urban last-mile delivery’. This also includes the collection of food waste and leftovers for their reintroduction in the supply chain. 


Additional metadata

Keywords
platform cooperatives, green economy, local economy, working conditions
Actors
Individual worker
Sector
Transportation and storage
Platforms
Molenbike

Citation

Eurofound (2021), Courier cooperative Molenbike (Initiative), Record number 2427, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/courier-cooperative-molenbike-105699.