CICOPA

Issue 3 - July 2010

cicopa — 2010-08-18T14:34:10Z

- Work Together

The impact of the crisis on worker and social cooperatives - 2010 report

cicopa — 2010-06-23T23:39:27Z

Cooperative enterprises in industry and services prove their strong resilience to the crisis

- News / Internacional, cuadritos

The importance of cooperatives featured on the Guardian website

cicopa — 2010-02-14T10:56:00Z

As the Labour Party announced that it will support and encourage the cooperative movement at the next general election in the UK, an article in the guardian.co.uk explains how the history of cooperatives hit social progress in Britain and which is described as “the emergence of an unprecedented force for social change through worker ownership and control, but also the extent to which capitalist society in Britain felt challenged by such a movement”.

- News / Europa, Portada

The French press highlights the virtues of cooperatives on the occasion of the launch of the “SCOP” brand!

cicopa — 2010-02-06T02:53:46Z

The French daily newspaper “Le Monde” and the website of the “L'Entreprise” magazine have showcased the cooperative model.

- News / Europa, Portada

The CGScop unveils its new brand and logo at the salon des entrepreneurs in Paris

cicopa — 2010-02-06T02:50:52Z

The whole of the French cooperative movement has affirmed its ambition to bring about further developments in all sectors and has launched a new brand and logo that is unique, clear and unifying. Indeed, on the occasion of the salon des Entrepreneurs, which was held on 1 February, the CGScop (General Confederation of Production Cooperatives) unveiled its new brand and logo that represents its visual identity.

- News / Europa, Portada

Michel Barnier European Parliament Hearing: The new Internal Market commissioner wants to focus his attention on the cooperative model

cicopa — 2010-01-25T21:27:23Z

On 13 January, Michel Barnier, the internal market and financial services commissioner-designate was heard by the “Internal market and consumers protection” Committee and the “Economic and Monetary affairs” Committee of the European Parliament.

- News / Europa, Portada

International mobilisation to help cooperatives in Haiti: CICOPA supports the Cooperatives reconstruction Fund

cicopa — 2010-01-22T21:19:00Z

Given the extent of the damage provoked by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake and numerous after shocks, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) has made an appeal to members to contribute to finance longer-term cooperative reconstruction efforts.

- News / Internacional, Portada

Important recognition of cooperatives at the world level: the United Nations proclaim 2012 as the International year of Cooperatives

cicopa — 2009-12-24T21:39:06Z

The resolution that the United Nations have just adopted is a real plea for cooperatives. This new resolution on the role of cooperatives in social development proclaims 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives. UN Member States approved the resolution (A/RES/64/136) on 18 December at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

- News / Internacional, Portada

CICOPA seminar: How cooperatives contribute to environment and sustainable development?

cicopa — 2009-12-05T00:16:09Z

On 18 November, CICOPA in collaboration with its regional organisation, CECOP-CICOPA Europe, organised a seminar on environment in Geneva, Switzerland. It took place in the afternoon just after the CICOPA General Assembly which meets every 2 years and the discussions focused on how industrial, service, social and artisans' cooperatives contribute to sustainable environment.

- News / Internacional, Portada

MONDRAGON, selected as one of the 10 European Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises in 2009

cicopa — 2009-12-04T23:46:13Z

The Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) is a research program seeks to identify those organizations which are out-performing their peers by above average growth in intellectual capital and wealth creation. MONDRAGON has been recognised as one of the 10 European Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises, in the ninth edition of the MAKE report.

- News / Europa, Portada