Cooperatives enterprises able to achieve full gender equality
17 May 2016 Cooperatives are among the best places for creating gender equality. Wherever relevant statistics exist, numbers confirm this
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Resource, the Australian cooperative which recycles (almost) everything and creates decent jobs
25 July 2016 The Australian cooperative, Resource, which is located in Tasmania, has managed to turn need into a virtue.
Read MoreHealth and Care cooperatives in Japan
31 May 2016 Balu Iyer, director of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in Asia Pacific, visited the health and social
Read MoreAnou: the Moroccan cooperative which is placing technology at the service of handicraft
22 July 2016 Removing the middle men so that Moroccan handicraft finds its way directly from the producer to the
Read MoreThe challenges of replicating a replication strategy: from the US to Canada
1 August 2016 The Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives was developed in the San Francisco Bay area in California, USA in
Read MoreWorker cooperatives join forces with other organisations to create hubs for collective consumption
20 July 2016 The increase of the cost of a basic basket of goods in Argentina is having an ever
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International Women’s Rights Day 2023
8 of March 2023 On the 8th of March, communities around the world commemorate women’s achievements and the struggle for
Read MoreCoops in the creative industries I August 2016
Work Together Archive of the Edition: “Coops in the creative industries” from August 2016 Reader’s note: This is an archive
Read MoreThe power of inter-cooperation I November 2016
Work Together Archive of the Edition: “The power of inter-cooperation” from November 2016 Reader’s note: This is an archive
Read MoreOur Contribution to Sustainable Tourism I April 2017
Work Together Archive of the Edition: “Our Contribution to Sutainable Tourism” from April 2017 Reader’s note: This is an archive
Read MoreWorker, social and producers’ cooperatives, a way to fight social exclusion for young people?
30 May 2016 Cooperatives can be part of the solution for the younger generations in Europe, as they are facing
Read MoreItaly has adopted a reform of the third sector which introduces significant new developments
23 Aug 2016 Social entrepreneurship in Italy may well be about to experience a new period of developments. The reform
Read MoreLast year 8,533 first jobs were created in new cooperatives in Spain
13 June 2016 Just like the previous years, 2015 was a good year for worker cooperatives. In fact, 8,533 first
Read MoreFirst Greek law covering both social cooperatives and worker cooperatives to be discussed soon at the national parliament
05 Aug 2016 The Greek government has prepared a draft law on Social and Solidarity Economy and the development of
Read MoreElections: Giuseppe Guerini new President of CECOP
27 Jun 2016 The General Assembly of CECOP, gathered in Brussels on 23 June, has elected Beppe Guerini as the
Read MoreCooperatives in industry and services share their expertise for the design of the EC Start Up Initiative
11 Aug 2016 CECOP has recently published the answer of cooperatives active in industry and services to a European Commission
Read MoreThe ILO shows the achievements of the Recommendation No.193, one of the most important policy instruments for cooperatives
13 June 2016 The International Labour Organization (ILO) published at the end of 2015 the “Story of the Promotion of
Read MoreIndustrial and service cooperatives: essential allies to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
1 July 2016 Tomorrow is the International Day of Cooperatives. To celebrate it, the international cooperative movement is showing how
Read MoreCICOPA is organizing the sectoral workshop “Cooperatives in industry, services, and energy: how to address the SME dimension, now and tomorrow?” at the International Summit of Cooperatives (Quebec, 11-14 October)
16 June 2016 CICOPA is co-organizing this meeting together with NRECA, an organization that represents around 1.000 cooperatives in the
Read MoreThe women of Bobo Dioulasso(Burkina Faso) are recycling waste and turning it into useful products as part of a project set up by the Gafreh cooperative
24 June 2016 Since its creation in 1995, the Groupe d’Action des Femmes pour la Relance Économique du Houet (Women’s
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