Articles in Education

"Co-operatives need to develop a ‘breed of capital’ – ‘co-operative capital’ – that appeals to their members' values and is consistent with and nurtures the co-operative business model. Millions of co-operative members are looking for investments that do not harm the planet and their children and grand-children. It is time to meet our members' needs.” That's the challenge raised by Tom Webb (in photo), Manager of the Master of Management, Co-operatives and Credit Unions Program at ...

The 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives program manager, Joanne Lechasseur, attended the 5th Mont Blanc Meetings that took place recently in Chamonix, France. She was there to highlight the role cooperatives play in humanizing and democratizing the economy. Ms. Lechasseur pointed out how well the cooperative business model has withstood the worldwide ecological, food, financial and economic crises, and how relevant it is. She explained that because of their economic, social and ...

During her recent visit to Canada, shortly after the United Nations’ launch of the International Year of Cooperatives, Dame Pauline Green said that the cooperative model is part of the solution to our current economic and financial crisis. While here, the International Co-operative Alliance President met with officials from the Co-operatives Secretariat, within the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, as well as executives from the Canadian Co-operative Association. Ms. Green also gave ...

Utvecklingen av sociala företag är god men långsam. Franchising har visat sig vara en framgångsrik metod för spridning av bra affärsidéer. I det nationella ESF-projektet Explosion ska nu metoden tillämpas för sociala företag. Social franchising är franchising med sociala mål. Explosion är ett ESF-projekt som löser dilemmat med att tillväxten av arbeten isociala företag är för svag. Genom att utveckla den sociala innovationen "socialfranchising" övervinns att sociala företag ...