Coopetín is born: Colombia’s first social cooperative
4 November 2016 The cooperative is made up of 20 people who used to live on the streets. It will
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Argentina’s cooperative movements looks into expanding the social cooperative model
9 December 2016 In Argentina many worker cooperatives are dedicated to the care, support, and reintegration of people with disabilities,
Read more´Changarines´: transform the present, safeguard the future
2 November 2016 A cooperative made up of ‘changarines’, the casual labourers in charge of shifting crates in and out
Read moreCECOP welcomes the European Commission proposal for a new Directive in preventive restructuring measures
22 Nov 2016 CECOP, the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives, welcomes the publication by the European Commission of
Read moreCECOP welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on the Start-up and Scale-up Initiative
28 Nov 2016 CECOP, the European Confederation of industrial and service cooperatives, welcomes the recently launched Communication from the European
Read moreThe European Parliament recognises the job creation potential of small and medium cooperatives in industry and services
15 Sep 2016 Today, the plenary session of the European Parliament has approved the report entitled ‘How best to harness
Read moreEU Member States recognise the contribution of the Social Economy to sustainable job creation and social innovations
05 Dec 2016 Ten EU Member States have signed the Bratislava Declaration, calling for an increased recognition of the importance
Read moreCooperative in industry and services: an entrepreneurial and innovative attitude to serve all of society
17 October 2016 The third International Summit of Cooperatives, an initiative of the International Co-operative Alliance and Desjardins Group, took
Read moreCooperatives’ managers to attend the Social Cooperative International School from 20 to 23 October in Naples
26 July 2016 The second edition of the Social Cooperatives International School (SCIS2016) will be held in Naples (Italy) from
Read moreCooperatives included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural assets
8 December 2016 UNESCO has added cooperatives to the list of intangible cultural assets. Cooperatives are among the sixteen new
Read more“Cooperative’s main challenge is intercooperation”, Manuel Mariscal, President of CICOPA
12 December 2016 At the IV Cooperative Summit of the Americas, CICOPA President Manuel Mariscal brought up the importance of
Read moreSocial cooperatives create the first Italian network of social agriculture
12 Dec 2016 After one year from the approval of the Italian law on social agriculture, the first Italian network
Read moreIntercooperation among tech cooperatives: from New Zealand to the UK
25 Nov 2016 Cooperatives from the digital sector are joining together in the UK around the Megazord project, a coalition
Read moreTrade networks in Argentina: born from solidarity and united in their fight against common challenges
1 November 2016 In Argentina worker cooperatives have breathed new life into several trade networks such as Red Gráfica (Graphics
Read moreThe cooperative movement network’s advisory services
10 December 2016 The cooperative movement has a lengthy tradition of creating innovative solutions based on the sixth cooperative principle:
Read moreHorizontal groups and consortia: an important instrument to support innovation and competitiveness
13 December 2016 The grouping among cooperatives can be achieved in different ways: it may start with simple networks and
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Türkiye and Syria earthquakes: how can the coop family help?
14 February 2023 After two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, the cooperative movement is getting together to channel and amplify
Read moreSME cooperative use intercooperation tools to remain strong and transform society
15 October 2016 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are overwhelmingly represented in cooperatives active in industry, services and energy: in
Read moreWhat is the potential of cooperatives in the Asia Pacific region for sustainable development?
26 April 2017 Hosted in Hanoi from 18-21 April, the 10th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference, ‘Visioning Ahead to 2030’,
Read moreHow cooperatives in Africa can help embrace the Sustainable Development Goals?
3 May 2017 Cooperative from all around Africa will meet from 23 to 26 May in Casablanca at the Alliance
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