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Research as a central pillar of co-operation

Updates from the International Cooperative Development Platform, Overseas Cooperative Development Council and Committee on Cooperative Research…

The importance of co-operatives in value chains

Co-ops have an important role to play throughout value chains, not just at the production point

Kim Byeong-won and Howard Brodsky win the Rochdale Pioneers Award

The awards were presented during a gala dinner at the ICA International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda

Lights! Camera! Cooperation!

Coop Cinema shares Aroundtheworld.coop’s inspiring stories of cooperation

Coops are ‘a powerful vehicle to energise development’

The first plenary session at the ICA International Conference looked at how coops can contribute to…

How cooperatives can combat a casino economy

‘Cooperatives are the future’ says Dr Vandana Shiva – but first we need to make sure…

Multi-stakeholder partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals

Recaps of four parallel sessions at the ICA International Conference

Preserving the environment in Africa and beyond

Women and young people have a critical role to play

Co-op Party pledges to fight for a fairer economy at general election

Delegates looked at policies the Party could adopt which would take a co-op approach to issues…

‘Co-ops should take community wealth building into the private sphere’

'The fundamental feature of all economies is wealth. Who has it, where does it go, how…

Global cooperative movement meets in Kigali

1,000 representatives from 94 countries have gathered in Rwanda to explore cooperation and development

Cooperatives in Rwanda: Two case studies

Umutima at the Nyarmirambo Women’s Center and TUK coffee cooperative