Recent News
ICA Digest Issue 63 Sept/Oct 2008
- Published 09/26/2008
The English language edition of ICA Digest ,Issue 63, Sept/Oct 2008 is now available online.This issue focuses on climate change and how co-operatives are making efforts to reduce emissions and promote sustainability. We feature a selection of examples of how both producer and consumer co-operatives tackle climate change. There is a report on the International Day of Co-operatives whose theme was climate change. The global co-operative trade fair is also given prominence in this issue. Events at the trade fair will include this year's Global 300 listing and a seminar on renewable energy. We also report on key regional events in the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
ICA Central Office (Geneva) has new phone number
- Published 09/20/2008
The ICA Central Office has a new main telephone number - +41 22 929 88 38 - replacing +41 22 929 88 88. The direct telephone numbers of ICA Central Office staff remains unchanged. See Geneva staff listing at www.ica.coop/ica/secretariat.html
ICA continues its lobbying on International Accounting Standards
- Published 09/6/2008
ICA continues to monitor and contribute to the discussions on potential changes to international accounting standards and their impact on co-operatives. See the latest letter to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the other 87 comments to the IASB consultation. Also see ICA's previous letters to European and US accounting standard boards.
Re-launch of the ICA Africa website www.icaafrica.coop
- Published 09/4/2008
This is an important milestone in the restructuring of ICA Africa. The website will give more visibility to ICA Africa by providing information on regional office activities as well as include news feeds to track media coverage of the African co-operative movement.
ICA Director-General visits the ICA EXPO 2008 exhibition site in Portugal
- Published 08/27/2008
Mr. Iain Macdonald, Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance visited Lisbon on 5-6 August to meet with the ICA Expo team and review progress for the Trade Fair and related events. Accompanied by ICA's Deputy Director-General, Ms. Maria-Elena Chavez Hertig, the ICA officials visited the venue of the Trade Fair and related meetings as well as the hotels selected for participants of the fair. ICA Expo is expecting participants from over 50 countries, 150 co-operatives, 1,000 co-operators and 15,000 visitors.
ICA's 221st Member - the Fiji Co-operative Union Ltd. (FCUL)
- Published 08/13/2008
The Fiji Co-operative Union Ltd (FCUL) of Fiji became ICA's 221st member on 11 August, 2008. FCUL is a federation which represents the interests of its members, collects and disseminates statistics on co-operatives, sponsors studies, promotes knowledge of co-operative principles and practices, develops co-operative movements, represents co-operatives with government, audits member co-operatives, and raises funds for co-operative development. FCUL has 236 member societies, representing 8,260 individuals.
ICA lobbying on International Accounting Standards
- Published 08/12/2008
See recent comments to International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regarding the potential impacts of changes in accounting standards on co-operative businesses.
Featured Articles
Featured Member:Agricultores Federados Argentinos Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (AFA S.C.L.) of Argentina
- Published 08/17/2008
- Member Profiles
Agricultores Federados Argentinos Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (AFA S.C.L.) of Argentina member of the ICA since June 2008, principally providing marketing facilitities at the national level and exports cereals, oilseeds and other agricultural and livestock production. However, it also provides a wide range of services including the supply of agricultural inputs and facilitation of access to credit and financial services including insurance for members, provision of consumer goods for its members and employees; the purchase or leasing agricultural land for research and other activities; construction activities for its members and industries, etc.. AFA also liaises with authorities on member concerns including issues such as rural electrification, infrastructure development and agricultural policy. The society has 25,700 individual members and was responsible for 3.65% of total grain production in
ICAEXPO News
- Published 07/19/2008
- Development
The Co-operative Organization of the Portuguese speaking countries (OCPLP) is organising its 8th meeting at the ICA Expo (October 23/25). The OCPLP is an NGO that gathers co-operatives, associations and other organisations interested in the co-operative movement of all the Portuguese speaking countries - Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guine-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, St. Tome and Prince, East Timor.The OCPLP will gather at the ICA Expo co-operatives that can not afford to have their own booth but wish to participate, specially co-operatives from African countries. The OCPLP will also have a special program on the 24th and 25th of October consisting of - "The fair trade as a tool for the lusophone development" and "Co-operatives in the lusophone world - the challenge of globalization." Register to attend - http://www.icaexpo.coop
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