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23 May '12

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Global NewsRedesigned and Upgraded australia.coop

The australia.coop web site is being redesigned and upgraded with new and exciting features e.g. video, translation option, comment opportunity and share buttons. The site will be relaunched within the next couple of weeks. For those who have visited australia.coop over the years, we hope that you will find the redesigned and upgraded site an enhanced visiting experience.

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Global NewsFair Enough Trade For All?

The criticisms over TransFair USA’s recent (and not-so-recent) attitudes and actions are mounting. Read what our friends at Ethix Merch have to say about the ...

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Global NewsFTUSA Invites Public Comments on New Hired Labor Standards by Dec 30

In accord with Fair Trade USA’s (FTUSA) new strategy titled “Fair Trade for All”, which in part will begin allowing hired workers on plantations, estates and large farms to participate in the Fair Trade Certified system in a few more product categories (like coffee, cocoa and sugar), draft standards have been published. FTUSA is accepting public comments through December 30, 2011, and is publishing the final Hired Labor standards on February 15, 2012.

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Global NewsNew websites launched for cooperatives

The platform Global News Hub is publishing cooperative news, features and comments from across the world on one single website. All articles are listed on www.thenews.coop and contents are automatically tagged to appear in a number of categories organised by author, organisation name and sector. The multi-lingual website automatically personalises news updates to the user based on their country or region, and displays the contents in the users' language.

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Global NewsChelmsford's £30k children's hospice gift

Chelmsford Star Co-operative has raised over £30,000 for its ‘Charity of the Year’, the Little Havens Children’s Hospice.

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Global NewsAre we about to see a second banking crisis in Europe? Cooperative opportunity in recession

Judging by the media coverage in recent days, highlighting the closure and forced merger of a number of Spanish 'Cajas', the increasing nervousness of the markets with ...

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Global NewsTemporary store starts to take shape

Midlands Co-op has completed the first phase of the construction of the society’s temporary supermarket in Oakham. 


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Global NewsTravelcare wins internet award

TRAVELCARE'S expertise in selling holidays online has been recognised with a major national award. The organisation, part of the Co-operative Group, has been named as "Best Online Travel Agent" at the National Travel Awards, organised by trade publication, Travel Trade Gazette. Its website, www.travelcare.co.uk, has been extensively redesigned and developed in the past year to offer a wider range of holidays and travel services as well as making it more user-friendly.

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