Simel Esim and Waltteri Katajamaki from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Cooperatives Unit look at the importance…
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Show filtersHow is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?
The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…
When big co-ops fail
The international co-operative movement has seen a series of catastrophic failures of large scale co-operatives in…
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…
Report features twenty best practices from Latin American co-operatives
Cooperatives Europe has released a new report that showcases 20 of the best co-operative practices from…
China’s farm co-ops sow for growth
Co-operatives in China are on the rise, especially in the agricultural sector. As Chinese new year…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
From farm to fruit bowl …
The El Guabo producer co-operative has a role in every step of the journey of their…
Non-member contracts expose cooperatives
New Zealand cooperatives are creating a dangerous precedent when they offer contracts that allow non-members to…
Community Food Enterprise
It is wonderful what a diverse range of enterprises are playing a role in shaping the…