The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince still lies in ruins after a devastating earthquake which destroyed it in January 2010. Haiti has the largest population of any of the Caribbean nations but equally its people are some of the poorest. It is the poorest nation in the Americas. More than $US2 billion in aid has been […]
A Utopian Vision of University Housing
Two blocks from the UCLA campus, the University Cooperative Housing Association offers the universitys students, visiting scholars and faculty affordable accommodation, at an average cost of $500 a month including meals. Founded in 1938, UCHA, or the Co-op, as it is known to residents, also offers much more, as is clear from its mission statement: […]
How to feel at home
In 1644, English jurist Sir Edward Coke was quoted as saying: For a man’s house is his castle, et domus sua cuique tutissimum refugium, or, one’s home is the safest refuge for all. And so it was for the first members of the HSB Housing cooperatives in Sweden in the early 1900s. They felt as […]
HSB Sweden
HSBs housing co-operatives form a strong, common organisation. As an ethically responsible organisation, HSB wants to be an active model within the industry in climate issues and to be at the forefront of the development of a sustainable housing sector. The HSB members organisation is divided into three sections: The local housing co-operatives; HSB Regional […]
Spanish co-operatives combating crisis
Dame Pauline Green Acknowledges Spanish co-operatives’ role in combating crisis; ICA receives prestigious lifetime award. Valencia, Spain. 10 July 2012; Dame Pauline Green today acknowledged the market leading position of the Spanish co-operative sector and its role as a stabilising and community-supporting influence, at a time when Spain leads the European Union in its numbers […]
Consum takes a broad view
In a year when Spain turned to the Eurozone for bailout assistance, there has been one sector of the Spanish economy which is inspiring in troubled times. At Consum, one of Spain’s biggest cooperatives and one of the most significant retail cooperatives in Europe, profits rose in the past year when most of the rest […]
Anecoop not only rides out crisis, it is focused on growth
“We need to meet demand,” says Carlota Pardo, spokesperson for Anecoop, one of the Mediterranean’s largest fruit and vegetable suppliers. “But one of the challenges is that we’re so dispersed in the fruit and vegetable cooperative sector that we as a group don’t have the power we could have.” “Demand is contained in the hands […]
Anecoop
In 1975, a group of Spanish citrus fruit cooperatives joined forces in order to expand their product range, reach new markets and improve their bargaining power with large-scale distributors. They set up Anecoop, a second-tier cooperative or cooperative of cooperatives. Today Anecoop is the Mediterranean’s leading fruit and vegetable producer; the Spanish leader in marketing […]
MEH Hair and Beauty Co-operative Society Limited Cork, Ireland
CSS believes that co-operative businesses, particularly those set up by non-Irish nationals, need support services in establishing their business and in keeping them successful. CSS works to encourage and help immigrants to unlock their full potential by pooling their skills and resources to develop co-operative businesses in their chosen business sector. CSS provides business advice, […]
A recreational center for the whole community
His and Hers Recreational Co-operative Society Galway is one of the seven member co-operatives of CSS, Ireland, who provides support services to co-operative businesses, particularly those set up by non-Irish nationals. It is a co-operatively owned centre situated at 44A, Ballybane Industrial Estates, Galway. The venture was established in 2009, but formerly launched on May […]