List/Grid Monthly Archives: April 2012
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…
UNFCU and other NYC cooperatives to feature at the 2012 Green Festival, 21-22 April
Members of the United Nations Federal Credit Union’s Green Team will be participating at the premier sustainability event in the US — the 2012 Green Festival, taking place on 21-22…
New Zealand’s Cooperatives Showcase Their Mutual Benefits
Overwhelmingly New Zealanders are looking for honesty, integrity and high ethical standards and the failure of the finance companies has seriously shattered investing confidence. Announcing the results of a Horizon…
Euricse-ICA Venice Conference: The Ideals and Realities of Cooperatives
As they work to improve their performance, cooperative organizations are facing two major needs: a clarification of their definition, and evaluation criteria that are compatible with their characteristics and diverse…
Cooperatives and the Fierce Competition in U.S. Grocery Industry
Competition in the grocery industry is fierce. With more retailers entering the natural and organic market and more shoppers purchasing natural and organic foods at conventional stores, food co-ops need…
EU leaders elaborate on the role of cooperative banks in Europe’s economic recovery
European leaders have been asked to focus on the role co-operative banks play in Europe’s economic recovery. Speaking on behalf of a group of co-operative sector experts, including a Cambridge…
Co-operative bakeries: A co-operative story in France
While consumer co-operatives developed in France in the late nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century, an unusual form appeared: co-operative bakeries. While they remained traditional bakeries for the…
