In this interview, we sit down with Hilde Vernaillen, CEO of P&V Group, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 interview series.
Read: cm50.coop/news/a-conve...
Learn more: cm50.coop
#Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
“People didn’t believe women could lead.”
In Nepal, the Atipriya Women’s Cooperative empowers 443 members through training, fair markets, and cooperative enterprise.
When women lead, communities thrive.
Read the story: stories.coop/when-women-l...
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
What would it take to make #AffordableAndCleanEnergy universal?
Cooperatives are part of the solution expanding access, stabilising prices, reinvesting locally, and powering community-owned renewables.
📘Discover the new #SDG7 Policy Brief: ica.coop/en/media/lib...
#EnergyAccess #Coops4Dev🌍
🚨 Join us tomorrow for the webinar launching the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis 2.0!
🌍 Legal experts from Africa, America, Europe & Asia-Pacific will share regional perspectives on cooperative law.
🗣️ Interpretation in EN, ES & FR.
🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Law4coops #coops4dev🌍
⏳ Only 2 days to go! Don’t miss our upcoming webinar on the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis (LFA)!
📅 Wed 25 February
⏰ 14:00–15:30 CET
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ℹ️ Info: ica.coop/en/events/we...
@ec.europa.eu #Cooperatives #LFA #Law4coops #coops4dev🌍
How do you say “I love cooperatives” in your mother language? 🌍
On #MotherLanguageDay, we spotlight youth voices, multilingual education, and the intangible cultural heritage of cooperation.
Language keeps cooperation alive.
Youth carry it forward.
#CoopYouth #Coops4Culture
From Doha to delivery.
At #CSocD64, leaders explored how the Doha Political Declaration can become real policy and finance — with cooperatives recognised as permanent infrastructure for social justice, not temporary projects.
Read: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
Co-op Snack Break Session 3 Happening Soon!
Date: 23 February (Monday)
Time: 6:00 PM CET
Speaker: Giulia Tallarini (Euricse)
Title: The Scenery of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Europe
Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/.../register...
We sit down with Georgina Díaz Sanchez, General Manager of the National Teachers’ Life Insurance Society (Costa Rica), as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
Read: cm50.coop/news/a-conve...
Learn more: cm50.coop
On #SocialJusticeDay, the focus is clear after Doha #SocialSummit2025 & #IYC2025:
➡️ decent work
➡️ inclusion
➡️ social protection
➡️ fair digital & green transitions
Cooperatives are already delivering — democratically, locally, and at scale.
🔗 See how: www.copac.coop/2025/02/
#CoopPopQuiz (Bad Bunny Edition)
Where will the 2026 ICA General Assembly and Global Conference be held?
⚖️🌍 The 2026 Co-operative Law Summer School is heading to Pula, Croatia 🇭🇷
🗓️ 23–28 Aug 2026
📍 Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
📚 Intl. workshop: 22 Aug
🔗 Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/jwlB6pf/L...
#CooperativeLaw #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
Join us for a public webinar marking the official launch of the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis (LFA)!
📅 Wed 25 February
⏰ 14:00–15:30 CET
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ℹ️ Info: ica.coop/en/events/we...
@ec.europa.eu #Cooperatives #LFA #Law4coops #coops4dev🌍
🎨 Call for designers & agencies!
ICA + @CoopAmericas are inviting proposals for the visual identity of the ICA Global Conference & General Assembly 2026 in Panama 🇵🇦
🗓️ Deadline: 24 Feb 2026
👉 See Terms of Reference: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
Is the 1995 Statement of the Cooperative Identity still fit for purpose, and if not, how should it evolve?
👉 Read our interview with Alexandra Wilson, Chair of the Cooperative Identity Advisory Group (CIAG), to understand what’s at stake: coopidentity.ica.coop/blog
📻 #WorldRadioDay
Radio has long amplified community voices and cooperatives help keep it democratic.
From CORSI 🇨🇭 to KOOP Radio and Everything Co-op🇺🇸, and Coop-médias 🇫🇷, cooperatives keep radio local, independent, and people-owned.
🎧 How has radio shaped your life?
In this video, we sit down with Noel D. Raboy, President & CEO of Climbs, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series.
Watch: youtu.be/JC49f4TDNWo
Learn more: cm50.coop
#Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
How do we turn strategy into impact?
The first Members’ Chat of 2026 unpacked Practice, Promote, Protect, our 2026–2030 roadmap built around identity, 5 pillars & an interactive Theory of Change.
More sessions soon.
Read more: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
#PracticePromoteProtect
📣🗓️ Save the date!
The 2026 ICA General Assembly (election year) takes place 15–17 Sept in Panama 🇵🇦, co-hosted by @CoopAmericas
Side events: 13–14 Sept
Elective GA: 15 Sept
Coop Americas events: 17–18 Sept
More info soon.
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
How can cooperatives turn the Doha Declaration and #IYC2025 legacy into real policies and action?
At #CSocD64, ICA & COPAC discussed implementation, the AI divide, national policy integration, women & youth leadership, and scaling impact.
Read more here: ica.coop/en/newsroom/...
Cooperative banking at the UN. 🌍
On 6–7 May, ICBA hosts its Symposium at UN HQ, NYC, bringing global leaders together to discuss sustainable finance, digital transformation & inclusive banking.
Only 75 participants. First come, first served.
More here: ica.coop/en/events/ic...
Join us for a webinar marking the launch of the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis!
📅 Wed 25 Feb
⏰ 14:00–15:30 CET
🔗 Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ℹ️ Info: ica.coop/en/events/we...
#Cooperatives #LFA #Law4coops #coops4dev🌍 @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social @coopseurope.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
🔔 ICA Members’ Chat today will focus on ICA 2026–2030 Strategy – Practice, Promote, Protect
ICA Director General Jeroen Douglas will outline how the strategy is being translated into concrete work plans.
First in a new Members’ Chat series.
More here: ica.coop/en/events/me...
These findings and much more were also discussed at the recently concluded #CSocD64, which you can rewatch here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u...
#SDG2 #ZeroHunger #FoodSecurity #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Coops4Dev🌍
Thanks to our colleagues at International Cooperative Alliance - Africa, International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific, COOP Américas and Cooperatives Europe for their support in jointly developing this document.
...the case studies in this Policy Brief show that food systems work best when producers and consumers share ownership, voice, and responsibility.
Download the SDG 2 Policy Brief: ica.coop/.../files/20...
(Spanish and French versions coming soon)
Spanning consumer-owned retail in Argentina, agri-food value chains across the EU, cost-reducing cooperative systems in Japan, national food security frameworks in the Republic of Korea, food waste reform in Poland, and food security in climate-vulnerable contexts like Somalia...
• Supporting climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture.
• Protecting smallholder incomes while ensuring fair prices for consumers.
• Reducing food waste across supply chains.
• Strengthening women’s economic participation and leadership in agrifood systems.
Cooperatives contribute to the achievement of SDG2 by:
• Stabilising food supply through collective production, storage, and processing.
• Improving access to affordable, nutritious food via consumer-owned retail.
