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Courtesy of Fast Company, the world's leading progressive business media brand, with a unique editorial focus on innovation in technology, ethonomics (ethical economics), leadership, and design. Hippie Capitalism: How An Impoverished U.S. City Is Building An Economy On Co-ops With sky-high unemployment, Richmond, California, is not a place where traditional business models alone can dent poverty. The city has turned to co-ops in hopes that people who might be unemployable in the traditional ...

Coming down heavily on cooperative leaders of the country Union Cooperation Minister Sharad Pawar asked them to mend ways if they have to survive. Comprising of over six lakh societies, cooperative sector suffers from “dependency syndrome” that has prevented it from functioning in a democratic and professional manner, he said. Union Agriculture Minister was caustic on the country’s cooperative sector for sponging off the government and described this tendency as harmful to its ...

11 May 2012 Interview with Sir Stuart Hampson, a leading British retailer and a champion of the employee share ownership is in Australia to promote the idea. ABC Radio National Researchers have found that employee ownership, in which workers own a stake in the company, often results in big productivity gains for companies. It's popular overseas, but less so in Australia. Sir Stuart Hampson, a leading British retailer and a champion of the employee share ...

10 May 2012 In a national first, the New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts today welcomed the passage of legislation to empower co-operatives, slash red tape and reduce costs. The Hon Anthony Roberts MP, Minister for Fair Trading In a national first, the New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Anthony Roberts today welcomed the passage of legislation to empower co-operatives, slash red tape and reduce costs. “2012 is the United Nations ...

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 ...

30 April 2012 Special co-op rate for the employee ownership event of the year, 10 May, Melbourne. Special co-op rate for the employee ownership event of the year, 10 May, Melbourne Employee Ownership Australia, supporters of the International Year of Co-operatives have offered NFPs, co-ops, and trade unions a special conference day rate (not incuding the EOA Awards Dinner) of $245 to the 2012 Employee Ownership Conference on Thursday 10 May 2012, at ...

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 ...