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Summit announces the main themes of its 2014 program

2013-06-19 Food security, access to health care and health services, and the global job crisis will be central to the program and discussions at the 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives to be held October 6... >>

Four cooperatives amongst the 10 best corporate citizen in Canada

2013-06-14 The highly regarded magazine Corporate Knights announced that it has ranked Vancity first on its list of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada for 2013. The three other cooperatives in the top 10 a... >>

Overcoming the economic crisis: The European Parliament adopts an important draft report

2013-06-13 On May 30, the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) adopted a draft report on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis. The report points out that ... >>

The financial cooperatives stand out in times of crisis

2013-06-10 A new study of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says that financial cooperatives out-performed traditional investor-owned banks before, during and after the global financial crisis in 2007 ... >>

Who is the Summit for?

The Summit is the biennial meeting place for leaders from the cooperative and mutalist worlds who want to discuss their concerns about the current and future challenges they all share. Learn more >>