Articles

Use of co-operative name under threat by British Government

AnthonyMurray — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:29:31 +0000

Co-operatives UK has launched a campaign to protect the use of the co-operative name by new businesses.

Co-operatives create 8,000 new jobs while unemployment hits record in Spain

Anca — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:04:32 +0000

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2012.

Co-operative Group drops deal for Lloyds branches

Anca — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:51:54 +0000

The Co-operative Group has withdrawn from the deal to acquire 632 Lloyds Banking Group branches and the associated 4.8 million customers.

ICA launches website for Cape Town event

AnthonyMurray — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:11:08 +0000

The official website for this year’s biggest global gathering for co-operators has been launched.

Event:

ICA's Global Conference and General Assembly

Take part in research to help shape a new brand for co-operatives

AnthonyMurray — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:43:56 +0000

Co-operatives around the world are being invited to take part in a research project to help influence the design of a global identity for the co-operative movement.

Planning underway for co-operative movement’s answer to ‘Davos’

Anca — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:57:50 +0000

The team behind the International Summit of Cooperatives is working to build on the success of 2012’s conference.

End of an era: Co-operative Group set to sell-off General Insurance

AnthonyMurray — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:08:07 +0000

The Co-operative Group has announced its intention to withdraw from the manufacture of insurance products following a downturn in overall annual profits of almost £600 million.

Pope Francis: His fight against social injustice and human exploitation in Argentina

Anca — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:35:12 +0000

Latin America's first Pope is a strong supporter of co-operatives, who helped the Argentina movement fight against corruption, human trafficking and exploitation.

Co-operatives can empower all women — International Women's Day statements

Emily Barker — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:31:05 +0000

Co-operatives can play a much larger role in supporting gender equality, said two leading women from the International Co-operative Alliance.

Join the campaign to fight for better treatment of women cocoa farmers

Emily Barker — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:11:50 +0000

Oxfam America has launched a campaign to encourage the top three chocolate companies in the world to treat the women who grow and pick the cocoa better.

Ugandan co-operative pioneers gender equality scheme

Emily Barker — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:29:37 +0000

A Fairtrade co-operative in Western Uganda has pioneered a ground-breaking training scheme to help to increase gender equality throughout the region.

Historical book tells the tale of the co-operative movement's inspiration

Emily Barker — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:19:29 +0000

There are hundreds of historical documents surrounding the revolutionary work done by Robert Owen and his father-in-law David Dale at the New Lanark Mills in Scotland. However for the first time, the human story behind the mills has been told in the historical fiction book: ‘New Lanark - Spinning New Lives,’ which has gone on worldwide release.

UN buys from Ethiopia's farmer co-operatives to feed local, starving people

AnthonyMurray — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:06:17 +0000

Farmer co-operatives around Ethiopia are set to deliver one of the largest amounts of maize to a food development programme that will redistribute the food to country's most vulnerable.

Co-ops generate £40 out of £100 for local economy, report reveals

Emily Barker — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:11:56 +0000

A new study by Co-operatives UK shows co-operatives generate an additional £40 for local suppliers, customers and employees for every £100 of sales.

Co-op teaches offenders to 'co-operate out of crime'

Emily Barker — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:53:37 +0000

A unique co-operative organisation in Manchester, UK is teaching offenders how to ‘co-operate out of crime’. Co-op News went to find out more.

Second International Summit of Cooperatives set to unite global leaders

Anca — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:52:57 +0000

A second International Summit of Cooperatives is set to take place next year and will unite co-operative business leaders from around the world.

Canadian Co-operative Awards open for nominations

Emily Barker — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:54:01 +0000

The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) are asking co-operators to put forward their nominations for the annual Co-operative Awards before 31 March.

ICA sets out vision for Co-operative Decade

AnthonyMurray — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:51:43 +0000

Co-operatives are being urged to back a global plan to ensure the growth of the worldwide movement is accelerated over the next decade.

Co-operative leader Sally Jewell named to head US Department of the Interior

AnthonyMurray — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:16:40 +0000

President Barack Obama has nominated the leader of the largest consumer co-operative in the US to join his cabinet and oversee America's national parks and energy reserves.

Co-ops help quinoa farmers gain access to the global market

Anca — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:05:25 +0000

Following on from the International Year of Co-operatives, the United Nations has named 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa — and co-operatives are still playing a big part.

Singaporean co-operators honoured in co-op awards

Emily Barker — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:24:13 +0000

Over 30 co-operators were honoured in the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) Honours Awards 2013 on 19 January.

I ♥ Co-ops: Cooperative Business New Zealand

Emily Barker — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:44:29 +0000

I ♥ co-ops shows the amazing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors throughout the world.

This week we have featured a video of Ramsey Margolis, Executive Director of Cooperative Business New Zealand.

Welsh Government launches Co-op and Mutuals Commission

AnthonyMurray — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:57:17 +0000

The Welsh Government’s Business Minister, Edwina Hart, says the principality’s new Co-operative and Mutuals Commission will help create more jobs and wealth in Wales and improve public services.

Consumer-run health insurers receive devastating cuts in fiscal cliff

Emily Barker — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:19:18 +0000

Plans to create consumer-run health insurers in almost every state in the USA have been scrapped due to cuts of $1.4 billion in the fiscal cliff passed on 1 January.

Renewable energy projects driven by co-operatives

Anca — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:06:00 +0000

A new study published by Energy Transition reveals how the shift towards renewable energy or “Energiewende” in Germany is driven by co-operatives.