World
Boosting digital platform: Co-op readies to take on Amazon & Uber
By Jen Banks Co-operatives UK is launching a seed fund and roadshow to build platform co-ops into a viable alternative...
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American credit co-ops are no different from that of India: WOCCU President
World Credit Cooperative Union (WOCCU) President Mr Brain Lee Branch is currently visiting India. He has short-listed three zones of...
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Essential reading on co-ops: What’s coming up in 2019?
By Rebecca Harvey With uncertain climates ahead – politically and environmentally – authors from every continent are asking what this...
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ICA A-P: Fear of US sanction robs Regional Assembly off its glitter
The 13th ICA-Asia and Pacific Regional Cooperative Conference, which is taking place under a shadow of US sanction, held the...
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ICA AP: Regional Assembly kicks off in Tehran, Chandra Pal presides
ICA A-P’s 13th Regional Assembly kicked off in Tehran on Monday, in which more than 400 cooperators from across the...
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ICA launches international co-op think tank
By Jen Banks The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) – the body representing co-ops worldwide – has formed a new think...
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Co-op Power: Top 300 co-ops are worth US $ 2.01trillions
By Anca Voinea The world’s top 300 co-operatives have a combined turnover of US$2.01tn, according to the latest edition of...
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Co-op answers for a disaffected world: ICA Prez Guarco
By Anca Voinea Cooperative journalist Anca Voinea spoke to the President of the International Co-operative Alliance, Ariel Guarco and discussed...
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National Co-op Month kicks off in USA
By Jen Banks National Co-op Month has kicked off in the USA, with Co-op IMPACT Conference in Arlington, Virginia. The...
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Co-op Day: UN Co-op Head shares success stories
Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives – successful businesses based on...
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Gaurco bats for co-op as model of equity and justice
“We represent 1.2 billion cooperative members. There is no other economic, social and political movement in the world that in...
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Co-op & Sustainability: ICA-AP’s US $500 award
By Rebecca Harvey The Asia-Pacific region of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA-AP) is hosting the 13th ICA-AP Cooperative Research Conference...
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Co-operative, Corporate and ethical business
By Susan Press When the Rochdale Pioneers set up shop in 1844, they laid the foundations for today’s global co-operative...
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UN Report fails to mention ICA role even once
The United Nations Secretariat has published a note summarizing cooperative activities with UN entities and international organizations but has conveniently...
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Trump’s budget blueprint sees cuts for co-ops
By Rebecca Harvey US President Donald Trump has unveiled a $1.15 trillion budget blueprint featuring a $54bn boost in defence...
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