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22 May '13

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United States NCBA’s interim CEO, Liz Bailey, recognised as an 'outstanding leader' 
by NAHC
The interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Cooperative Business Association...
United States Land O'Lakes committed to reducing environmental impact
The second largest co-operative in the US, Land O Lakes, has cut their energy consumption by almost...
United States Mergers help farmers achieve $1bn income
The largest co-op in the US is unknown to most Americans — but it is a critical element of...
United States Consumer-run health insurers receive devastating cuts in fiscal cliff
Plans to create consumer-run health insurers in almost every state in the USA have been scrapped...

Imagine 2012 Opens with "Thinking Thoughts, Big Ideas and those who believe in the Future"

After a wonderfully warm welcome from our hosts at Desjardins (Lynn, you know who you are and we were truly thankful for the time you spent to make us feel welcome) we found ourselves in the Opening Press Conference Room of Imagine 2012.

They’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. And then… nature intervenes. Part I

Part I:  They’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. It’s a perfect match…

 

Coffee. Tea. Chocolate. Bananas. Almonds. Olive Oil. Geobars.

Last year we decided to add cashew nuts...

Sara, her new Italian lover & the lunch of shame

Here’s Sara’s last post before she cycles off into the distance! 

Crikey – my last post before the MITIE London Revolution ride after a couple of days of getting to know my new Condor Italia. I hadn’t anticipated a summer romance this...

Thank you to everyone that took part in the ICA global survey to help us, and our brand agency...

Thank you to everyone that took part in the ICA global survey to help us, and our brand agency Calverts, develop a new visual identity for the global co-operative movement.

We had an incredible 1026 respondents from 86 countries. What an amazing effort!

For a full breakdown on the number of respondents and countries/languages please click...

Can you help Sara raise money for a Kuapa Kokoo kids camp

Sara isn’t just cycling 180 miles with MITIE Revolution for fun – she’s also aiming to raise money for the next Kuapa Kokoo kids camp. Here’s a post about how you could help…

I’m fundraising for a Kuapa Kids Camp,...

Sara gets a rather super bike – MITIE Revolution post no.2

Dubble‘s Sara Barron with her second post as she prepares to cycle 180 miles this weekend with Mitie Revolution and goes to Condor Bikes to pick up the bike they are lending her for the event….

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect at the Condor shop this morning. I’...

Sanford Co-operative: housing alternative in the struggle for renting ...

A Deptford housing cooperative now accommodating 120 people continues to thrive in “a crisis” London housing market described as desperately short of affordable private renting and home ownership. In the last fortnight ...

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Video: Chicago workers open new cooperative factory five years ...

Workers at the New Era Windows Cooperative are celebrating the grand opening of their new unionized, worker-owned and operated business. Almost a year to the day after their window factory closed, a group of former ...

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Our Divine cyclist at Revolution this weekend – post no.1

Sara Barron (Dubble HQ Online and Product Manager here at Divine) is getting ready to complete the Revolution ride this weekend – here’s her first post….


Sara Barron before the upgrade (the...

Understanding What's Happened to the Co-op Bank......

As a simple lawyer I write on this with trepidation. But my passion for the Co-op Movement means I want to get my head round this.Why did Moody's downgrade the Co-op Bank's credit rating last Thursday? What are the ramifications of that for the Co-op Group, and co-operatives more widely?So, I've done what I can to research it and share here what I have found from the press and other sources,...