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Social media round-up: World Food Day celebrates co-ops

Emily Barker — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:35:13 +0000

On 16 October World Food Day celebrated Agricultural Co-operatives and described them as 'the key to feeding the world'.

Credit Unions prepare to celebrate 'International Credit Union Day'

Emily Barker — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:05:09 +0000

Credit Unions across the world will be celebrating International Credit Union Day tomorrow (18 October).

NCBA’s interim CEO, Liz Bailey, recognised as an 'outstanding leader'  by NAHC

Anca — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:58:49 +0000

The interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Cooperative Business Association, Liz Bailey, has been recognised for outstanding leadership by the National Association of Housing Cooperatives (NAHC). Vernon Oakes, the President of NAHC presented Ms Bailey with the NAHC Award during the annual meeting in Reno on the 12 October.

The Power of We: Co-operatives in the UK

Emily Barker — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:21:04 +0000

Co-operatives aren’t run for the shareholders at the top, the CEO’s peering down from their lofty tower. Co-ops are run for you and me – they run on the Power of WE.

I ♥ Co-ops: Desjardins

Emily Barker — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:22:30 +0000

I ♥ co-ops shows the amasing power of co-operatives in the different trades and sectors throughout the world.

This week to celebrate the International Summit of Cooperatives we talked to the Desjardins from Quebec, Canada.

World Food Day 2012 celebrates agricultural co-operatives

Anca — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:37 +0000

The theme of World Food Day 2012, held on 16 October, is Agricultural Co-operatives: Key to Feeding the World. This is to mark the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) and to highlight the impact co-ops have on poor rural communities.

Leaders prepare declaration for future of co-operation

AnthonyMurray — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:58:56 +0000

The International Summit of Cooperatives has finalised its sessions with a declaration to help strengthen the co-operative business model.

ACCOOP launched in Spain to promote accounting research from a co-operative perspective

Anca — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:40:02 +0000

The International Research Network on Accounting for Co-operatives and Mutual Entities (ACCOOP) has been launched in Spain on 6 October to promote accounting research but from a co-operative perspective.

Madeleine Albright calls on world leaders to back co-ops

AnthonyMurray — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:37:21 +0000

Former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright called on world leaders to connect with the co-operative model.

McKinsey report finds strength in co-operative business model

AnthonyMurray — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:33:03 +0000

Co-operatives grow at an identical rate to companies, and those mutuals in the food and agricultural have surpassed their corporate counter-parts.

Global co-op leaders gather for Summit opening

AnthonyMurray — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:11:31 +0000

Two thousand eight hundred co-operative business leaders watched the opening of the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec on Monday.

The first International Summit of Cooperatives gets underway in Quebec

AnthonyMurray — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:05:08 +0000

The first International Summit of Cooperatives opened on Monday in Quebec, which is set to host almost 2,800 participants from 91 countries to discuss key business issues of cooperative model.

One billion owners cannot be wrong, says ICA President

AnthonyMurray — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:35:40 +0000

A meeting this week of leading co-operative businesses will look at overcoming the obstacles to even greater global co-operative business growth in the coming decades.

Imagine 2012: All co-operatives can make one small change

AnthonyMurray — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:43:41 +0000

Co-operatives can do one simple thing to change the economic system, according to a speaker at the Imagine conference.

Imagine 2012: toward a pluralistic economy

Lyne Gagnon — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:35:00 +0000

The Imagine 2012 International Conference on Co-operative Economics got underway at the Quebec City Convention Centre before a captive audience of participants from around the globe who are involved in the cooperative movement.

Imagine 2012 Opens with "Thinking Thoughts, Big Ideas and those who believe in the Future"

AnthonyMurray — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:49:01 +0000

After a wonderfully warm welcome from our hosts at Desjardins (Lynn, you know who you are and we were truly thankful for the time you spent to make us feel welcome) we found ourselves in the Opening Press Conference Room of Imagine 2012.

Imagine 2012: Opening session sets agenda of co-operative economics

AnthonyMurray — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:09:15 +0000

A conference that brings together economic leaders of co-operative businesses around the world has opened in Quebec.

Imagine 2012: The Press Conference

AnthonyMurray — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:50:12 +0000

A week of co-operative conferences and meetings in Quebec has been launched at a press conference this evening.

Oldham council brings ‘power to the people’

Emily Barker — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:25:40 +0000

OLDHAM Council has launched a new Energy Co-operative scheme; encouraging residents to collectively bulk buy their energy to save on bills.

New regulations for 3,800 credit co-operatives across Spain

Anca — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:54:50 +0000

More than 3,800 co-operatives from Spain will be affected by new regulations in the credit union sector.

Imagine 2012 and the Opening of the International Summit: Monday Preview

Emily Barker — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:52:15 +0000

Imagine 2012 is the international conference on co-operative economics – it finishes on Monday and will be followed by the opening ceremony of the International Summit of Cooperatives in the evening.

NCBA calls for small business administration lending programmes for food co-ops

Anca — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:11:36 +0000

The National Cooperative Business Association is advocating for changes to small business administration (SBA) regulations in order to enable co-operatives to gain access to SBA lending programmes. The NCBA has already raised the issue with the Obama Administration during the White House Community Leaders Briefing in May.

Imagine 2012: Saturday – Co-operators come to Canada

Emily Barker — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:05:18 +0000

Quebec City, Canada, will become a hot bed of co-operation for the following seven days, as thousands of co-operators and co-op leaders descend on the city for two of the biggest co-op events of the year.

Co-operatives high on the agenda of the Cyprus Presidency

Anca — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:03:20 +0000

On September 28-29, 2012 the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU hosted a high-level cooperative conference in Nicosia as part of the EU’s contributions to the UN International Year of Co-operatives. Around 200 participants attended the event, which was organised by Co-operatives Europe and the Cypriot Authority for the Supervision and Development of Co-operative Societies.

Co-operation is key to fighting corruption

Anca — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:38:35 +0000

The International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec will be a good opportunity to promote transparency through co-operation, believes Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International (TI).