Co-op Advocacy :
ICA International Day of Co-operatives 2011 Mar 13, 2011 - 4:25:44 PM
The theme for International Day of Co-operatives 2011 has been released:
"Youth, the future of co-operative enterprise" "Les jeunes, l'avenir de l'entreprise coopérative"
"Los jóvenes, el futuro de la empresa cooperativa"
The International Day of Co-operatives 2011 is on Saturday 2 July 2011. For more information go to the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance.
Co-op Advocacy :
ICA Use of the Official IYC 2012 Slogan Mar 12, 2011 - 8:20:03 AM
The Chairman and Secretary of Co-operatives Australia, David Griffiths, has urged co-operatives in their planning for the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives on 1 January 2012 that they incorporate the official IYC slogan in their marketing, newsletters, emails and in anything that the co-operative uses to communicate - Co-operative enterprises build a better world. Co-operatives Australia, as the national body for State Co-operative Federations,
Co-op Advocacy CHOICE Better Banking Proposals Mar 3, 2011 - 12:00:17 PM
The Choice Report Better Banking was released today and proposes a series of recommendations on banking reform. According to CHOICE CEO, Nick Stace, "CHOICE exists to unlock the power of consumers with a vision that Australians become the most savvy and active consumers in the world." CHOICE is the number one advocate of consumer rights in Australia. As the public face of the Australian Consumers’ Association (ACA) CHOICE is a completely self funded body that is committed to providing consumers with advocacy and advice
. Members receive independent and expert advice on the products and services they encounter every day, while the community at large benefits from vocal and active campaigns that champion consumer rights. The 14 recommendations of the Better Banking report follow.
[ Read More... ]
Abacus – Australian Mutuals, the industry body for credit unions and mutual building societies, today broadly welcomed CHOICE's Better Banking Report. "CHOICE's recommendations set an agenda that demands a response from industry, Government and other stakeholders," said Abacus CEO Louise Petschler. "We unambiguously support CHOICE's recommendation for a permanent consumer deposit guarantee properly explained to consumers. Abacus is calling for the current $1 million cap on the guarantee to be maintained permanently.
Co-op Advocacy :
New Zealand Co-ops and Christchurch Earthquake Feb 28, 2011 - 11:39:15 AM
the New Zealand Cooperatives Association has created a rolling blog page on it's website with the responses of co-ops and mutuals to the Christchurch earthquake. As information comes into the Association, the page is being updated.
Co-op Advocacy CBH Group Commits to Co-operation Feb 7, 2011 - 6:03:04 PM
The co-operative CBH Group has committed itself to remaining a co-operative after assessing various model, The CBH Group has concluded that the co-operative structure provides the best outcome for growers in Western Australia and warns that other grain co-operatives that demutualised lost their focus on growers and, instead, were takenm over by multinational companies seeking to provide returns to external shareholders. Read the CBH Group news release.
[ Read More... ]
Co-op Advocacy IYC 2012 National Call To Action Jan 30, 2011 - 10:49:17 AM
On behalf of the Australian International Year of Co-operatives 2012 Steering Committee, Social Business Australia has distributed a National Call To Action information pack to about 2500 co-operatives, credit unions and mutuals throughout Australia. This is the first ever national mail out to all of Australia's co-operatives, credit unions and mutuals. To contact the National IYC Steering Committee: iyc@socialbusiness.coop
Macarthur Credit Union welcomed the Federal Government’s banking reform package unveiled by Treasurer Wayne Swan on Sunday. “There are some real positives for credit unions and building societies in the Government’s announcement. Macarthur Credit Union is ready to compete with the banks and this package gives a welcome boost to our efforts,” said David Cadden, GM of Macarthur Credit Union.
