Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today.
Joining the country's President ...
The internationally renowned digital arts festival, FutureEverything, will be celebrating co-operation as part of it’s annual conference this week.
At first ...
US co-operators made history last week as 150 co-operative leaders from across the country attended a national briefing at the White House on Friday May 4.
The ...
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Co-operatives around the world have launched a social media campaign to raise the profile of the International Year of Co-operatives.
Key organisations are calling for Twitter ...
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Australian unions have endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) support for co-operative operations, recognising the critical role they play in advancing the organisation’s Global Employment Agenda and promoting decent work.
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian unions have endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) support for co-operative operations, recognising the critical role they play in advancing the organisation’s Global ...
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To mark the UN declaration of 2012 as International Year of Co-operatives, the Valencian Parliament read out a statement in support of co-operative institutional measures to ...
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It has never been easy for co-operatives to find their way into the pages of the Globe and Mail, the daily newspaper of choice for Canada's business elite. But the International Year of Co-operatives has changed all that.
On May 15, the Globe published an eight-page special report entitled "The Power of Co-operatives", sponsored by the Canadian Co-operative Association and the International Summit of Cooperatives and funded by advertising from several major Canadian ...
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Smallholder farmers are at the forefront of a new campaign led by the Co-operative Group in association with Oxfam.
Grow Co-operative is encouraging people to sign a petition ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
