International Year of Cooperatives 2025

On June 19, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, underscoring the vital role cooperatives play in sustainable development. This year’s theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World” underscores the enduring global impact of cooperatives, positioning them as essential solutions to today’s global challenges. It highlights their contributions to sustainable Read More …

CCIN Action Learning: Cooperation through Covid-19

The unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on communities throughout the UK has meant that councils have had to respond in swift and innovative ways. The government’s initial centralised, Whitehall driven response was insufficient in getting support to those people who needed it quickly and effectively. Local government mobilised quickly to fill that gap. For Co-operative Councils Read More …

What if we had a stake in the global economy?

“What’s wrong about the global economy is that we don’t have a stake in it” says Ann Pettifor, Director, PRIME. Co-operatives give us a stake in the businesses we rely on. One of the UK’s leading economists, Ann Pettifor, discusses the growth of companies like Uber and asks what if there were more co-ops giving Read More …