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In memory of Alban D’Amours

The global co-operative movement is remembering Alban D’Amours, the former International Cooperative Alliance director who died…

Co-ops mentioned in draft World Social Summit declaration ahead of Doha

The statement recognises the role co-ops can play in driving progress on sustainable development

CM50 leaders pledge to ‘drive impactful change globally’

Fifty leaders of co-ops and mutuals set priorities in Madrid ahead of November's Second UN World…

European co-op sector’s role highlighted at Brussels events

Coops Europe said the events 'reinforced the central role co-ops play in building a resilient, inclusive…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in New Delhi

Speakers at the opening event included India's PM Narendra Modi and UN secretary general António Guterres

Co-ops UK CEO joins International Cooperative Alliance board

'Challenges from climate change to inequality require co-operative solutions that transcend borders, and the ICA offers…

Members’ money: UK retail societies and withdrawable share capital

From their earliest beginnings, co-operatives were set up to meet the needs of people, not to…

Reflections on the 3rd co-operative principle

Jean-Louis Bancel shares his view on the 3rd co-operative principle

UN report outlines key actions for co-ops to drive sustainable development

'The peoples of the world and the environment urgently need to strengthen a system of economic…

Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit to tackle sustainability

185 young people from 19 countries are set to attend the event, which includes a co-op…

ILO conference looks at how statistics can support co-op movement

'Having valid statistics on the performance of co-operatives allows us to visualise that we are the…

ICA appoints Jeroen Douglas as its new director general

He joins from Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation