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2018 International Day of Cooperatives - July 7

The International Day of Cooperatives is an annual celebration of the cooperative movement happening on the first Saturday of July since 1923 by the International Cooperative Alliance. Cooperators selected the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) slogan: Sustainable societies through... Learn more
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Historic Meeting of ICA and NCBA CLUSA

June 19, 2018 marked a historic meeting between the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA (NCBA CLUSA) recognizing the importance of international unification and collaboration to effectively advance the cooperative movement. Held in... Learn more
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Global survey shows rising women’s participation in cooperatives

An online survey conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Cooperatives Unit and the International Co-operative Alliance shows 75 per cent of survey respondents feel that women’s participation in co-operatives has increased over the past 20 years. P resident of the International Co... Learn more
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How co-operatives are major global players as social employers

Together, co-operative enterprises constitute a major part of the world’s economy. Latest academic research, undertaken for the annual World Co-operative Monitor , suggests that the largest 1,500 or so co-operative firms have a combined turnover of USD 2.5 trillion. As the International Co-... Learn more
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Co-operatives have the 'DNA of sustainability'

At a time when the world is facing a series of challenges, co-operatives can position themselves as builders of sustainability, delegates at the International Co-operative Alliance Global Conference heard. The event, taking place in Cape Town featured a plenary session on sustainability focused on... Learn more
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International Co-op Day - July 6, 2013

The aim of the day is to increase awareness of cooperatives and promote the movement's successes and ideals of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and world peace. The International Cooperative Alliance first celebrated the International Day in 1923. The International Day is... Learn more
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Book launched – 100 stories of co-operation

The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) has announced the launch of its official book, Building a Better World: 100 stories of Co-operation , in commemoration of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives. The book contains 100 stories about cooperatives around the globe and will... Learn more
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International Day of Cooperatives - July 7, 2012

July 7, 2012 marked "International Day of Cooperatives. The International Cooperative Alliance released a press release quoting President Dame Pauline Green,“Co-operatives put people at the center of the economy – not at its mercy.” Countries and leaders all over the world have pledged their... Learn more
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