Ireland marks Co-op Year with major national conference
Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today. Joining the country’s President will be Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, and over 200 Irish industry and public sector leaders along with Research & Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock. This event at Croke...
Australia celebrates Changes in Cooperative Law
Co-operatives in Australia have been strengthened following the passage of laws to slash red tape and reduce costs. The Co-operatives (Adoption of National Laws) Bill 2012 and the Co-operatives National Law, which was adopted in New South Wales on Wednesday, will strengthen the sector by removing restrictions on co-operatives doing business in other states and territories. The legislation...
Riccardo Petrella, feature speaker for the 2012 Intl Summit of Cooperatives, on the role of cooperatives
Economist, political scientist, and alter-globalist Riccardo Petrella, who will be one of the featured speakers at the 2012 Summit. While in Montreal, sat down for an interview and shared his expertise and passion about alternative solutions to major world issues. What do you think about the contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development initiatives? Historically, cooperatives...
Cooperative Leaders met top policymakers at the White House
On May 4th, for the first time in US history, the White House held a national briefing for the widest range ever of US co-op leaders. The trigger for this historical event was the United Nations declaring 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC). Clearly, the extensive IYC efforts of the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) and its members have had national...
New York’s Cooperative Economy at the Museum of the City of New York
The United Nations has named 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives. In this time of economic hardship, workers in neighborhoods throughout New York Cityare forming cooperatives that create jobs, provide much needed services, and help to keep dollars within local communities. New York’s Cooperative Economy, May 9th at 6:30pm at the Museum of the City of New York. Join...
Expert advises sugar sector to adopt Indian Model of Cooperatives to handle farm-level to industrial operations
The 41st Session of the International Sugar Council, consisting of 86 countries of the world, concluded that the world sugar economy has a global surplus and tentative projections suggest that the world sugar balance will remain in surplus also in 2012-13. Addressing the media persons on the conclusion of the session here today the Chairman of the Council, Dr. B.C. Gupta, who is...
Europeans discuss the Co-operative contributions to the EU 2020 strategy
The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives, encouraging all member States and relevant stakeholders to take advantage of it to establish policies, laws and regulations conducive to the formation, growth and stability of co-operatives. At European level, the International Year will reach its climax with the Co-operative Week, which will be held...
Co-operatives co-operate for a better economy, writes Co-operatives UK SG
Ed Mayo, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, wrote this feature article for the Co-operative News, April 20th, 2012. The word that crops up most often in the speeches of government ministers about development policy is ‘business’. It is worth asking, perhaps, what kind of business they mean. Doing business with foreign multinationals was once described to me as feeling like...
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Ireland marks Co-op Year with major national conference
Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today. Joining the country’s President will be Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, and…
Australia celebrates Changes in Cooperative Law
Co-operatives in Australia have been strengthened following the passage of laws to slash red tape and reduce costs. The Co-operatives (Adoption of National Laws) Bill 2012 and the Co-operatives National…
Riccardo Petrella, feature speaker for the 2012 Intl Summit of Cooperatives, on the role of cooperatives
Economist, political scientist, and alter-globalist Riccardo Petrella, who will be one of the featured speakers at the 2012 Summit. While in Montreal, sat down for an interview and shared his expertise…
Cooperative Leaders met top policymakers at the White House
On May 4th, for the first time in US history, the White House held a national briefing for the widest range ever of US co-op leaders. The trigger for this…
New York’s Cooperative Economy at the Museum of the City of New York
The United Nations has named 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives. In this time of economic hardship, workers in neighborhoods throughout New York Cityare forming cooperatives that create jobs, provide much needed…
Expert advises sugar sector to adopt Indian Model of Cooperatives to handle farm-level to industrial operations
The 41st Session of the International Sugar Council, consisting of 86 countries of the world, concluded that the world sugar economy has a global surplus and tentative projections suggest that…
Europeans discuss the Co-operative contributions to the EU 2020 strategy
The United Nations has declared 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives, encouraging all member States and relevant stakeholders to take advantage of it to establish policies, laws and regulations…
Co-operatives co-operate for a better economy, writes Co-operatives UK SG
Ed Mayo, Secretary General of Co-operatives UK, wrote this feature article for the Co-operative News, April 20th, 2012. The word that crops up most often in the speeches of government…
