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Kathy Bardswick to retire from the Co-operators

Kathy Bardswick, president and chief executive of the Co-operators, has announced her retirement from the organisation…

How can values bring business to life?

Values, the things that guide our choices and behaviours, are our motivators and the reasons why we do…

Colombian co-operatives continue to back the peace process

Colombia’s confederation of co-operatives (Confecoop) has launched an appeal asking its member co-ops to continue to…

Obituary: José Carlos Guisado

José Carlos Guisado, president of the International Health Co-operative Organisation (IHCO), has died after being taken…

How much control of your co-op would you give up for capital?

One of the biggest challenges for co-operatives and mutuals is gaining access to capital for growth,…

International Summit of Cooperatives – Preview Day 3, Thursday 13 October

The third day of the International Summit of Cooperatives will focus on the contribution of co-operatives…

International Summit of Cooperatives – Day 1 Preview

The International Summit of Cooperatives is underway today, Tuesday 11 October, in Canada. Around 3,000 delegates are…

List of top 100 co-ops in USA released

The National Cooperative Bank (NCB) in America has released its annual NCB Co-op 100 list. The…

World’s top co-operatives grow by 19.5% since 2010 despite recession

Despite the global recession dominating the world’s economy, co-operatives and mutuals have grown by 19.5% in…

How can co-operatives contribute to the future of work?

With increasing challenges brought by demographic changes, technological developments, globalisation or climate change, the world of…

Hitler’s hit list: co-operatives and co-operators during wartime

Adolf Hitler’s hatred and intolerance of sections of society is well documented, but less known is the…

Member economic participation: turning co-operative supporters into co-operative investors

The path to member economic participation, one of the core co-operative principles, never did run smooth.…