Value of Collaboration Recognised at UN HLPF
On 11 July, the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives ( COPAC ), of which ICA is a member, organised, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United...
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ICA Appoints New Director General
The International Cooperative Alliance Board has appointed Jeroen Douglas as its new Director General. Jeroen Douglas will succeed Bruno Roelants who retired in February 2023....
Ad Interim ICA Director General
The Board of the ICA has appointed ICA President Ariel Guarco to the post of Director General in the interim, with effect from 1st March 2023. This appointment is to cover the period following the...
ICETT: Leveraging Co-op Thinking
Five years after its creation and for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of International Cooperative Entrepreneurship Think Tank (ICETT) met physically to discuss the...
ICA Survey on Co-op Identity Unveiled
The ICA presented the main findings of the Survey on Cooperative Identity during a dedicated webinar on 14 December. More than 200 people worldwide participated in the event which could be...
Mondiacult 2022 side-event | Q&A with Francesca Martinelli
The ICA hosted a session o n 26.09.2022 at the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022. The theme was “Cooperatives are Key...
ICA to hold side event with UNESCO
The International Cooperative Alliance is hosting a hybrid side event as part of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – Mondiacult 2022...
Paraguay to host the 6th Summit of Cooperatives of the Americas
The VI Summit of Cooperativas de las Américas will be organised in hybrid form on 24-27 October 2022 in Luque (Asuncion), Paraguay. Within its framework the Continental...
Building a Better World for All Ages
On 12 August, the world celebrated International Youth Day under the theme, Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages , aiming to amplify the message that action...
UN Event on Co-ops & the SDGs
The contribution of co-operatives to sustainable development was highlighted at a Voluntary National Review (VNR) lab event at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (...
Ariel Guarco re-elected as ICA President
A new Board of Directors was also appointed. The members of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) have renewed the mandate of Ariel Guarco for the next four years. From a total...
ICA General Assembly 2022
The next ICA General Assembly will be held on 20 June 2022 in Seville, Spain, and hosted by the Spanish Confederation of Worker Cooperatives (COCETA) . General Assemblies are always...
10th World Co-op Monitor
The main goal of the World Cooperative Monitor project produced by Euricse and the ICA is to develop a multi-dimensional database reporting on the socio-economic...
Food Safety & COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety have published their respective documents synthesizing the most common...
International Day of Cooperatives 2020 theme: Cooperatives for Climate Action
The theme of the International Day of Cooperatives 2020 is COOPERATIVES FOR CLIMATE ACTION . We are inviting the global cooperative community to continue pushing for...
ICA Director General Message: COVID-19
Dear members, Over the past few weeks, we have all closely followed the spread of COVID-19 and its evolving impact. On behalf of the ICA Global Office, I wish to convey that we are with you...
ICA President Message: COVID-19
Dear Members and Friends, In these difficult times, I would like to express my solidarity with all ICA members, and in particular with all those who are going through a painful and...
Countdown to World Co-op Congress
Preparations for the 33rd World Cooperative Congress have officially kicked-off at a meeting in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The launch event featured representatives from all International...
UN Acknowledges Health Cooperatives
The role of cooperatives in health provision is given special attention at the United Nations, as the Secretary-General submitted the report «Cooperatives in social...
World Cooperative Monitor 2019
The 2019 issue of the World Cooperative Monitor explores the economic and social impact of the largest cooperatives and mutuals worldwide, providing a ranking of the Top 300,...
ICA & ILO Sign a New MoU
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) reaffirmed their century-long friendship by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 24 June...
2019 CoopsDay
International Day of Cooperatives The cooperative world and our partners come together today to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives ( #CoopsDay ), and there is plenty to...
Fundraising Campaign: Coops & SDGs 2030
The ICA has drafted a multiannual initiative on co-operatives and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Click here to read it. ...
CCW Speaks Consumer Co-ops in Central Asia Co-operative Forum
CCW co-ogranised and took part in the Second International Forum on Development of Co-operatives in Central Asia , held between 11 and 14 September 2018 in Bishkek, Kygryzstan and hosted by...
2018 International Day of Co-operatives
The theme for the 2018 International Day of Co-operatives is " sustainable consumption and production of goods and services ". It gives an opportunity for co-operatives, and mainly...
Bruno Roelants Appointed Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance
The International Co-operative Alliance Board has today appointed Bruno Roelants as the new Director-General. Mr Roelants will begin his new role in the coming weeks, succeeding Charles...
CCW 2017 General Assembly & Joint ICAO Seminar
CCW held its 2017 Elections General Assembly and Joint Seminar with the ICAO "Building Direct & Sustainable Supply Chains" within the framework of the ICA Global Conference and...
ICA Global Conference & General Assembly
Conference theme Cooperatives are a growing and sustainable form of enterprise, a unique business model that puts people at the centre of development. United Nations Secretary-General...
Co-ops Employ 10% of Global Population
Co-operatives employ almost 10% of the world’s population. Based on data from 156 countries , the updated estimate shows that employment in or within the scope of co-operatives...
New Alliance report - Co-ops for 2030: A movement achieving sustainable development for all
A new report by the International Co-operative Alliance shows how co-operatives can contribute to the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The study - ...
Recognition of Co-operatives at SPIEF '17
Petar Stefanov, President of CCW and CCU-Bulgaria, as well as ICA and Euro Coop Board member, was invited as a guest speaker at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2017 In...
News Release - European Parliament adopts Resolution on Thailand, on the case of Andy Hall, defended by S Group, Finland
NEWS RELEASE European Parliament adopts Resolution on Thailand, on the case of Andy Hall, defended by S Group, Finland Brussels, 07 October 2016 The European Parliament...
CCW Global Youth Forum
Co-operatives and Youth: Empowerment, Employment, Engagement After the success of the 2008 and 2012 European co-operative youth forums in Bulgaria, Central Co-operative Union (BG)...
New Report: Tackling Obesity the Co-op Way
Click to download the report Obesity is one of the key public health challenges of the 21st century, with the latest estimates in EU countries revealing that overweight...
Euro Coop Activity Report 2015
Click here to download the 2015 Euro Coop Activity report
TTIP and Food: the Consumer Co-operative Perspective
Download position January 2015 The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership The EU-US free trade deal, officially known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...
Euro Coop enters partnership with FAO
Euro Coop is pleased to announce partnership with FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) on initiative “ SAVE FOOD: Global Initiative on Food Loss and...
Position paper: Functional Foods
Consumer's demands focus increasingly on functional foodstuffs. Several Euro Coop members have therefore launched their own range of functional foods. However, a lack of legal harmonisation,...
Can co-operatives redefine sustainability?
Sustainability was one of the main themes discussed at the International Co-operative Alliance’s Global Conference in Antalya, Turkey. Different sessions featured presentations from...
Co-operative enterprises commit to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
In a high-level meeting in New York with representatives of the United Nations, on Wednesday 29 June 2016, Monique F. Leroux, President of the International Co-operative Alliance,...
The Power to act for a sustainable future: International Day of Cooperatives
On 2nd July we will be celebrating Interantional Day of Co-operatives. This year celebrations will be dedicated to the contribution cooperatives provide to the achievement of United Nations...
CCW and Euro Coop host Global Conference at EESC
On April 19, Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW), in conjunction with Euro Coop (European Community of Consumer Co-operatives) organized a Global Conference at the European Economic and Social...
Report 2014 - Talking Obesity: Consumer Co-operatives Leading the Way
Download the report Around 1 in 3 children in the EU aged 6-9 years old were overweight or obese in 2010. In 2008, estimates were 1 in 4.2 Estimates put overweight-related deaths...
The Present Status of Consumer Co-operatives in Asia and the Pacific: 2012
The Present Status of Consumer Co-operatives in Asia and the Pacific: 2012 International Co-operative Alliance Asia and Pacific Background and Introduction ( pdf )...
Preliminary Report on Consumer Cooperatives’ Propositions for the International Year 2012
Download preliminary report 2012 - International Year of Cooperatives Preliminary Report on Consumer Cooperatives’ Propositions for the International Year 1....