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22 May '13

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  • NCGA oppose Visa and Mastercard settlement
    The National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) have joined a number of organisations in opposing the proposed antitrust settlement agreement with Visa, MasterCard and some of...
United States Credit unions sprout cooperative message at Green Festival
Native New Yorkers and international visitors alike obtained fresh insight into the power of...
United States Credit unions save students thousands in debt
Students in America have found a saving grace in credit unions, as they help to alleviate the...
United States 8,000 students fight for co-operatives as a movement beyond capitalism
Across North America, a large group of students are carrying on four decades of tradition in...
United States Teaching young people about credit unions
One of the most innovative projects in the credit union movement is aiming to reach out to the...
Imagine 2012: International conference on co-operative economics

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CanadaImagine 2012: Saturday – Co-operators come to Canada

Quebec City, Canada, will become a hot bed of co-operation for the following seven days, as thousands of co-operators and co-op leaders descend on the city for two of the biggest ...

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Co-operative leaders at the high-level conference in Nicosia

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Global NewsCo-operatives high on the agenda of the Cyprus Presidency

On September 28-29, 2012 the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU hosted a high-level cooperative conference in Nicosia as part of the EU’s contributions to the UN ...

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Hughette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International presenting the 2010 CPI

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CanadaCo-operation is key to fighting corruption

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote transparency through co-operation, believes Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency ...

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Global NewsFree eBook shows how co-ops empower people through finance

Find out how Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World with the continuation of a series of free eBooks that show how co-operatives provide an ethical alternative for business ...

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Shelagh Everett, Programme Leader for the International Year of Co-ops, is interviewed by BBC TV’s Steph McGovern during Co-operatives Fortnight

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United KingdomUK's Co-operatives Fortnight a big success

Britain's third annual Co-operatives Fortnight, which concluded on July 7th, has been hailed as the biggest and best yet by Movement leaders.

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Co-operatives Build A Better World Through Food eBook cover

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Global NewsCo-operatives build a better world through food

Find out how Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World in a new series of free eBooks that show how co-operatives provide an ethical alternative for business across the ...

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United KingdomBritish firms can be saved by employee ownership, says Deputy Prime Minister

Employee ownership was highlighted as the saviour of British businesses by the Government, alongside proposals to establish a FTSE Index of the top employee owned ...

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United StatesPrize Drawing Organized by Fairtrade America for WFTD

To celebrate World Fair Trade Day, Fairtrade America is offering Fair Trade supporters in the United States a chance to win a basket of Fairtrade certified chocolates, coffee, tea, flowers, ice cream, honey and more! Click here to enter the Fairtrade America World Fair Trade Day Prize Drawing.

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Global NewsMutual Insurance: Recruiting for success

Many mutual insurers choose to recruit people who share the social values and purpose as those that are key to their organisation. When executed correctly this strategy creates a lasting bond between employees and employer, says Mike Ashurst, Vice-President for Reinsurance and Training at ICMIF in a recent article for Insurance Day magazine “Talent report: Recruiting for success”. While some insurers have sought to cut costs by reducing staff, the thriving mutual insurance sector has ...

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Global NewsBeyond the Bottom Line Documentary: A dozen worker-owned companies that are changing the way America does business.

Beyond the Bottom Line is a 30 minute documentary from Headlamp Pictures about a little known twist on the American Dream – businesses in which workers own the stock, reap the ...

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