A green-washed corporation doing business under the cooperative banner.
Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers
The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers was founded in 1844 and was the basis for the modern co-operative movement. The original co-operative developed the Rochdale Principles which have also been accepted as the foundation of the principles on which co-operatives function to this day. The society was formed by a group of ten weavers and […]
Monteverde Cooperativa Sociale
Educational and social welfare services dedicated to people with disabilities, elderly and children.
Kirchstetten food supplier cooperative
Local food supplier cooperative
HOPE (Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union)
HOPE (Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union) is a financial institution, community development intermediary and policy center that provides affordable financial services; leverages private, public and philanthropic resources; and engages in policy analysis in order to fulfill its mission of strengthening communities, building assets, and improving lives in economically distressed parts of the Mid South. Since […]
Valley Natural Foods
Valley Natural Foods is a community-owned cooperative retailing organic, natural and local food and wellness products since 1977. In 2009 we opened up a dedicated gluten-free bakehouse to serve our store, other cooperatives and retailers in the greater Twin Cities area of Minnesota. This expansion was in response to a growing need within our community […]
Credit Union National Association
National trade association for credit unions in the United States
Building a Better Pasadena: Member-Owned Pasadena FCU is Standing Strong
In September 2010, Pasadena Federal Credit Union celebrated 75 years in our community with a 90 sq. ft. mural by Art Center College of Design alumnus Jerry Ortega titled Building Pasadena. It depicts our diversity and strength. City employees who wanted a better place to save and borrow money founded PFCU in 1935. We now […]
Supporters Direct
The very essence of football is co-operation, and the very root of football clubs in England was the same: a group of people coming together to do or achieve something with no motive of profit, but a form of social good. Fast forward a century and more, and the notion of co-operation in football was […]
Supporters Direct
Officially launched in January 2000, Supporters Direct’s goal is “to promote sustainable spectator sports clubs based on supporters’ involvement and community ownership.” Campaigning for the wider recognition of the social, cultural and economic value of sports clubs, Supporters Direct aims to create the conditions in which supporters can secure influence and ownership of sports clubs. […]