Publication: Co-operative News

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Sud Vendée Paysages

The original enterprise located in Sainte-Hermine, active in landscape planning and management, had been established as a limited liability company in 1980 by a married couple. In 2006, as the couple was reaching retirement age, they started looking for ... [Published Co-operative News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Handover

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Thank Feminism For Millennials’ Cooperative, Liberal Spirit

Why are millennials so cooperative, confident, and liberal-leaning compared to their older peers? Thank feminism, says Amanda Marcotte.See it on Sco ... [Published Co-operative News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Feminism, Amanda Marcotte

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

International Labour Organization

Workers' cooperatives: Cooperatives today: Challenges and opportunities

RT @incipecoop The International Labour Organization writes on the potentials of workers' co-ops: http://t.co/9hpyez2Gc4 via @ILONEWS #coopsSee it on Sco ... [Published Co-operative News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Workers, International Labour Organization

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Takaful: TIA to expand operations in East Africa

Kenyan ICMIF member, Takaful Insurance of Africa Ltd (TIA), plans to expand its operations into five East African nations, Chief Executive Officer Hassan Bashir said recently. TIA is Kenya’s only Shariah-compliant insurer.Under TIA’s five-year plan it ... [Published Co-operative News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kenya, Shari'ah-Compliant, CIC Insurance

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Rebuilding the areas hit by the earthquake in Italy!

An example of inter cooperation, the “Consorzio RicostruiaMO” (or “Rebuild Consortium”) has been officially created. Its aim is to contribute, along with the government, citizens, and technicians, to the reconstruction of the Modena area, which was hit ... [Published Co-operative News - May 22 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Italy, Modena (Italy)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Exchange of experiences between Japan and South Korea

Representatives from "1318 Happy Zone”, a South Korean network of after-school programme centers, visited the cooperative Tachibana Children's Hall, established in 2006 and located in Tokyo, in order to share and learn from their experiences.-News/Asia ... [Published Co-operative News - May 21 2013]

Entities: South Korea, Japan, Tokyo

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Becomes 32nd FTT in U.S.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with a population of 44,000, is the 32nd city in the US to be named a Fair Trade Town, and the 3rd in Wisconsin. More at Fond du Lac Event post ... [Published Co-operative News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Fond du Lac (United States), United States

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

They’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. And then… nature intervenes. Part I

Part I: They’ve got the cashews. We’ve got the market. It’s a perfect match…Coffee. Tea. Chocolate. Bananas. Almonds. Olive Oil. Geobars.Last year we decided to add cashew nuts into the mix of new products we sell to food co-ops and consumers. You could ... [Published Co-operative News - May 19 2013]

Entities: Equal Exchange, El Salvador, Transfair USA, Coffee

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Brutal eviction of the workers of an Argentinian Graphic Cooperative

employees of the Graphic Cooperative MOM, former Lanci Printing, in Buenos Aires (Argentina), were “brutally evicted by the Metropolitan Police that arrested 15 of them”, according the Federation of Worker Cooperatives in Argentina, FECOOTRA.-News/América ... [Published Co-operative News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Constructive Eviction, Workers, Argentina, Metropolitan Police Service

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Cooperative education: Working together to build a better Uruguay

Last December, ICMIF member SURCO Seguros of Uruguay organised a national competition for school children as part of their celebrations of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2012) and also as part of their CSR activities. The competition ... [Published Co-operative News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Uruguay, Education, Interaction, Powerful

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Thank you to everyone that took part in the ICA global survey to help us, and our brand agency...

Thank you to everyone that took part in the ICA global survey to help us, and our brand agency Calverts, develop a new visual identity for the global co-operative movement.We had an incredible 1026 respondents from 86 countries. What an amazing effor ... [Published Co-operative News - May 16 2013]

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Colin Baines: Energy Bill poses a threat to community schemes

- 12:07pm (0) Co-operatives, Society, Energy, Environment, PoliticsShare this page:Share |Colin Baines addresses Co-operatives UnitedThe Energy Bill must be "urgently" amended to ensure community-owned energy schemes are not penalised, argues Colin Baines, ... [Published Co-operative News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Threat, Greg Barker, Wind Farms

Quotes

Exchange of experiences between Japan and South Korea [Published Co-operative News - May 21 2013]

...of state, Ed Davey, stating "I want nothing less than a community energy revolution" and the Conservative minister, Greg Barker, stating it to be "vital to our vision of the development of energy in the UK"

Colin Baines: Energy Bill poses a threat to community schemes [Published Co-operative News - May 16 2013]

"Of course there is more freedom of expression en journalism co-operatives In our case SBP-CA is not only free from economic interests that are common in media organisations that seek to make profit, but the whole structure is controlled by professionals themselves. Social economy enterprises are more transparent and democratic and also tend to cope better with the economic crisis."

Enhancing press freedom and independence through media co-operatives [Published Co-operative News - May 03 2013]

...He commented: "We are extremely concerned that without this protection, rogue businesses may trade off, and potentially ultimately, tarnish, this reputation. We are urging people to help protect the good name of co-operatives.”"

Use of co-operative name under threat by British Government [Published Co-operative News - May 02 2013]

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