Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has launched a Co-operative Group-sponsored initiative to teach British communities about extreme poverty around the world.

La Alianza de Organizaciones de Cooperativistas dio un paso histórico para la legislación salvadoreña, tras presentar este 9 de diciembre, su propuesta de reforma a la Ley General de Asociaciones Cooperativas con el objetivo de propiciar y visibilizar la participación de las mujeres en el cooperativismo.

Co-operatives have launched an initiative to raise $50 million (US) to help finance co-operatives in developing countries.

KPMG, Australia, have recently released a report Building Societies and Credit Unions 2011 Survey which highlights the strength and vitality of the mutual banking sector in the country.

DotCoop, the sponsor of the .coop domain name, has announced the winners of its Global Awards for the promotion of 'Co-operative Excellence' through the internet.