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How co-ops can help spread the benefits of automation

'Ownership is the ground where the tug-of-war for the next social contracts is being played. Who…

How Moeda made a co-op cryptocurrency to help new businesses take root

'We aim to provide a community-focused mobile lending system that will give investors real time transparency…

Future of work: Cincinnati experiments with co-op/union hybrid

A city hit by high unemployment is looking to examples abroad and from US history to…

Future of work Q&A: Paul Nowak, TUC deputy general secretary

'In this fast-changing environment, co-ops may need to invest in expertise, so they are clear sighted…

Future of work Q&A: International Labour Organization

'Co-ops have a unique opportunity to make an impact, given the growing global quest for new…

Future of work Q&A: Hyungsik Eum, data analyst, CECOP-CICOPA

While the business model of individual co-ops might make innovations, they cannot be saved from pressures…

What does a future of automated work mean for co-ops?

There is concern over the threat posed by machines to jobs – but what opportunities are there…

UAE retail co-op Umm Al Quwain to sell AED50m worth of stocks to the public

'The main objective of offering stocks for public trade is to increase capital to invest, implement…

International Co-operative Alliance appoints Bruno Roelants as new director general

‘I commit myself to serving you as a board and the wider co-operative movement as well…

Indian co-op giant IFFCO begins deliveries to remote areas from its online services portal

'We plan to convert this platform into a thriving digital marketplace where farmers and co-operative societies…

Book review: Bringing crucial values back home to the business world

'Common sense business is a moral framework for-profit and non-profit firms around prudence, patience, principles and…

Co-operative leadership: How should it work in practice?

Bob Cannell of Co-operative Business Consultants looks at the hazards facing collective leadership - and how…