List/Grid Monthly Archives: June 2012
Innovative financing for agriculture, food security and nutrition
Dear Forum Members, Reaching the goal to feed a growing world population is threatened by an important lack of investment in agriculture and a decreasing Official Development Assistance (ODA) in…
ILO launches Resource Guide on Cooperatives
The International Labour Office (ILO) has made available an on-line information resource guide on cooperatives which enables access to a wide range of information resources on cooperatives. The Resource Guide…
Rio+20 outcome document has affirmed that Cooperatives are key for sustainable development
“Rio+20″ is the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 – twenty years after the landmark 1992 Earth…
Evergreen Cooperative Initiative (State of Ohio)
The Evergreen Cooperative Initiative of Cleveland, Ohio, is an initiative launched to build capacity in Cleveland’s low income areas. The Evergreen Cooperative Initiative of Cleveland, Ohio, is an initiative launched…
How Cooperatives show resilience to the crisis
In times of crisis, not all business models work in the same way. Some enterprises face new challenges and base their hopes on strong values and principles. Participation, freedom and…
International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Short Film Festival
The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) is organizing an International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Short Film Festival…
Rio+20: UN Conference on Sustainable Development kicks off with call to action
More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the Rio+20 Conference, which seeks to shape new policies to promote…
The future development of agricultural and food industry cooperatives is very important for Hungary
“The future development of agricultural and food industry cooperatives is especially important for Hungary because the country possesses extensive farmland areas of excellent quality, where production can look back on…
“The International Summit of Cooperatives is a once in a lifetime opportunity…” – Kathy Bardswick
Kathy Bardswick is participating in the International Summit of Cooperatives because…“It is a once in a lifetime opportunity, given this very special year, to bring best practices back to my…
Movement focuses on Co–operative Social Responsibility
Co-operatives Europe has published its brochure on Co–operative Social Responsibility. The report (see below) looks at how co-operatives are different from other businesses, not only because of their structure and…
