The January 2017 e-Digest is out!

The latest news from the International Co-operative Alliance and the global co-operative movement.

Find the January 2017 e-Digest here!

Highlights from this issue:

Inclusion: Theme of the 2017 International Day of Co-operatives

UNESCO recognises co-operatives

EU member states call for an increased recognition of the Social Economy

Recycling’s big business: do waste co-ops lose out?

How can African co-ops address growth concerns and brain drain?

Cybersecurity: USA electric co-ops concerned about Department of Energy proposals

Alliance update on the ICA-EU partnership

Co-operative Retailers support the EU Ecolabel for tissue products

Regulation: Credit union leaders engage with the Basel Committee

Capital for co-operatives: Lessons from Rabobank’s experience

Global co-op research conference 20-24 June 2017 - Stirling, UK

Europe: Co-ops supporter Tajani elected EU Parliament president

South-East Asia’s early adopters – free fintech for Indonesian co-ops