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17 May '12

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Global News ARGENTINA: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
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United States GCMMF on expansion mode
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Global News Mobile app for co-operatives set for joint US/UK launch
A joint initiative between a UK and US co-operative will see a mobile phone app launch in June.
United States Starbucks first in Fairtrade fund to help farmer co-operatives
Starbucks has pledged a $1.3 million investment in a Fairtrade fund to help smallholder farmers...
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SpainCIRIEC Spain conference marks the International Year of Co-operatives

A two-day conference marking the International Year of Co-operatives will bring together academics, politicians and professionals from across Spain.

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EuropeEuropean consumer co-operatives and Fair Trade: an effective poverty fighting alliance

European consumer co-operatives have played a major role in mainstreaming Fair Trade products in the retail market. Together, the co-operative and Fair Trade movements are a ...

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Global NewsThrivent Financial for Lutherans named as one of “The World’s Most Ethical Companies”

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is one of most recent organisations to join ICMIF. The organisation has just been recognised for its demonstrated leadership in ethical business practices by being selected as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for 2012 by the Ethisphere Institute. Thrivent Financial was named to the prestigious list as a result of its leadership in promoting ethical business standards as well as for introducing innovative ideas to benefit the ...

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United StatesUS co-operators descend on DC for White House meeting

US co-operators are meeting in Washington this week for a variety of events, which culminates in a visit to see the Obama administration in the White House.

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Global NewsICMIF raises the profile of the Mutual Sector and Microinsurance

ICMIF’s current strategy of working closely with key insurance media titles to highlight major issues affecting our members has continued with two more features appearing in a special report on Microinsurance and Mutuals in Insurance Day. Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF CEO, and Sabbir Patel, CFO, were each asked to contribute an article to the special report. In Shaun’s article Mutual sector weathers storm better than commercial market he discusses the challenges facing all insurance providers: the ...

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Global NewsMilk price hike: Big Brother is watching

There has recently been a big increase in the price of milk in the country. Most of the dairy chains have hiked the price. The Competition Commission of India will examine the price rise and its ramifications.   Minister of State for Corporate Affairs announced this in Parliament. The government of India will take necessary steps to stabilize the milk prices in the country, the Minister added. Readers could recall that milk prices have been hiked by double in recent years leading to hue and ...

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Global NewsNot Business As Usual: Co-op Capitalism

Not Business As Usual: Co-op Capitalism: charlesgould: Noreena Hertz, at the School of Finance at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, has written recently about the need, in this ...

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Global NewsAmul aims at Rs 30,000 crore: Sodhi

Aiming at sky GCMMF the giant dairy cooperative and owner of Amul brand has pledged to take its conglomerate to Rs 30,000 crore by 2020. In a press conference in Hyderabad R S Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF said that nine new plants  will be set up in the next four years at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore. He was overseeing the launch of Amul Pro, a protein-rich beverage in Andhra Pradesh market. R S Sodhi said the dairy products maker has plans to touch Rs 30,000 crore turnover by 2020. “In ...

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Global NewsMilk not tea is the national drink:Amul

Deputy Chairman of planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s recent statement that tea would be the country’s national beverage has stirred controversy. While Tea companies have welcomed his statement calling it a well-deserved claim dairy industries have objected to milk being relegated to play second fiddle. The dairy giant Amul has expressed its sharp disagreement over Ahluwalia’s remark. The Amul officials have stressed that milk being a much favoured energy drink in the ...

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United StatesStarbucks first in Fairtrade fund to help farmer co-operatives

Starbucks has pledged a $1.3 million investment in a Fairtrade fund to help smallholder farmers with long-term loans.