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A year in co-operation: How we reported on 2021

Timeline for an eventual year for the movement

Governmental authorities in historic meeting to discuss promotion of co-ops

National and local government authorities from 23 countries met with officials from the UN and the…

Living our co-operative identity to make a sustainable future for all

'Co-operatives focus on long-term sustainability rather than profit for shareholders and wealth creation alone'

Ela Bhatt’s Congress keynote looks to a nurturing economy in 100-mile communities

'The co-operative being a collective, by creating an identity of its own, also establishes the individual…

Co-operatives are ‘critical partners’ for building resilient economies says ILO chief

Recent world crises have 'highlighted the role of co-operatives in helping to transform communities for the…

Exploring the co-operative identity through research and legislation

Reports from the ICA Cooperative Research Conference and International Forum on Cooperative Law

Pre Congress events: ICA regional and sectoral bodies meet in Seoul

Our report from pre-Congress events in Seoul

Informal workers earning less than 75% of their pre-Covid earnings, study warns

By mid-2021 the typical informal economy worker was earning 64% of their pre-Covid earnings

World’s top 300 co-ops had a joint turnover of 2.18tn in 2019

Top co-op by turnover is French bank Groupe Crédit Agricole; top co-op by turnover over GDP…

Woccu welcomes G20 Leaders’ Declaration

The apex says it will continue to engage with policymakers

Co-ops, food and climate: COP26 looks for a fair way to reform farming

Jo Whitfield, CEO of Co-op Food, joined Mary Kinyua, chair of Fairtrade Africa, for the discussion

Co-op News at 150: How we covered the first World Cooperative Congress

'To have an international conference was a big thing, and people were getting really excited about…