The main objective of the World Co-operative Monitor project is to develop a ranking of the largest cooperative and mutual organizations globally. The 2015 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor report was officially unveiled during the ICA (International Co-operatives Alliance) World Conference, held Nov. 10-13, 2015, in Antalya, Turkey. Read More
The fourth edition of the World Co-operative Monitor, analyzing data from 2013, highlights the size and importance of the co-operative sector across the globe. The overall database this year exceeds all past editions reaching 2,829 co-operatives from 76 countries with a total turnover of 2,950.82 billion US dollars. Read More
As the theme of Expo 2015 - “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” suggests, much attention is being paid to agricultural practices and food systems, but how well do we understand the impact and role cooperatives play in ensuring high quality products, decent wages, and sustainable development? Despite the large share of agricultural production around the world organized in the cooperative form, data on this type of enterprise is still scarce. Read More
Cooperatives have time until April the 30th to complete the online questionnaire and submit their coop's data. Read More
Quebec City, October 2014. The International Co-operative Alliance (the Alliance) - with the scientific and technical support of the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) - launches the 2014 report of its global statistical project: The World Co-operative Monitor. Read More
Cape Town, November 2013. The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) - with the scientific and technical support of Euricse - launches the 2013 report of its global statistical project: The World Co-operative Monitor. In this new edition the Report have been enriched with a new feature: a ranking list based on ratio turnover on the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Read More
The World Co-operative Monitor is a project designed to develop a ranking of the biggest co-operatives and mutual organizations worldwide based not only on turnover but also on social value.The 2014 report was officially released at the International Summit of Co-operatives on October 8th, 2014. Read More
Using a variety of sources, this paper reconstructs the size and proposes an analysis of the economic function of Italian agricultural cooperation, including through a comparison with corporations and with a specific focus on the wine sector. Read More
PRESS RELEASEFrom Co-operative News article released on 05 November 2013The world’s top 300 co-operatives have continued to grow, achieving an overall turnover of USD $2,097 billion in 2011. The results of the survey confirm an increase from 2010, when the world’s top 300 co-operatives, distributed in 24 countries, had a turnover of USD $1,975 billion. Read More
The World Co-operative Monitor is a project designed to develop a ranking of the biggest co-operatives and mutual organizations worldwide based not only on turnover but also on social value. Read More
By developing a multiple factor analysis (MFA), this paper aims at deepening the understanding of the economic performance and the employment features of social cooperatives in 2008 (before the crisis) and 2011 (after the beginning of the crisis) in order to better understand how the employment and economic performances of such organisations have changed during the years of the economic crisis. Read More
This research, conducted using the traditional method of financial statement indices, concerns the economic and financial performance achieved in the years 2009-2011 by 30 worker cooperatives in the service sector. The cooperatives investigated are medium-sized (turnover 30-50 million euros) and large (turnover over 50 million euros). The results obtained support the thesis that cooperatives exhibit strong resilience in the face of the economic crisis. Read More