International Cooperative Alliance

📢 Date change The ICBA Symposium 2026 at the UN HQ, New York will now take place on: 🗓 28–29 May 2026 A global gathering on cooperative finance and inclusive growth ▶️ Register: icba.coop/symposium2026/ #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

🌿 In Brazil, babaçu breaker women came together to protect their livelihoods. Through COPPALJ, they now produce organic oil and sustain communities across 8 areas. ▶️ Watch their story: youtube.com/watch?v=U5tOPe… ✍️ Share yours too: stories.coop #Coops4Women

CICOPA launches its first comprehensive analysis of the sector since 2017 Read more here: cicopa.coop/publications/a… Access the report in English here: cicopa.coop/wp-content/upl… #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

The ICMIF has published its ICMIF Members: Key Statistics Report 2025, revealing that its members achieved a combined USD 238 billion in premium income in 2024. See their full report here: icmif.org/news_story/icm… #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

Whether you're joining over coffee or between meetings, these sessions offer a quick way to explore new ideas shaping cooperative research. Bring your snacks, your curiosity, and your cooperative spirit and join us in building this global research space.

3 June 2026 | 1:00–1:30 PM CET Aldana Garcia Tarsia (Universidad de Buenos Aires) Access to Food in Contexts of Inflation and/or High Indebtedness 🗣 Session in Spanish 🔗 Sign up here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

🍿 Co-op Snack Break returns this spring! The ICA CCR Young & Emerging Scholars (YES) Network invites you to a new series of Co-op Snack Break webinars where emerging scholars share fresh research on cooperatives from around the world. See sessions and sign up details below

⏳ 6 months to go! The global cooperative movement will gather in Panama City for the ICA Global Conference & General Assembly 2026. 📍 Panama Convention Centre 🗓️ 15–17 Sept 2026 Learn more and stay updated 👇 🔗 ica.coop/en/events/2026… #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

In this video, we sit down with Izak Smit, CEO of PPS (South Africa), as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 video interview series. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=W-CSVD… Learn more: cm50.coop #Beyond2025

Women in all their diversity, across localities and sectors, shape #coops as members, leaders and workers. In and through #coops, women strengthen their agency, improve livelihoods and drive change for freedom, dignity, economic security and equal opportunity. ⤵️ #IWD2026

We welcomed more than 250 participants from across the globe for the launch of the Legal Framework Analysis (LFA) for Cooperatives 2.0! 🔗 Read the note: ica.coop/en/newsroom/ne… 📽️ Watch the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=DA0QJQ… #Coops4Dev🌍 #Law4Coops #Cooperatives #CooperativeLaw

Cooperative Lawyers gather in the lap of Africa for the first time Moshi Co-operative University. (MoCU) in Tanzania hosted the Fifth International Forum on Cooperative Law in February. Read the article to learn more: ica.coop/en/newsroom/ne… #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

Where will the 2026 ICA General Assembly and Global Conference be held? PANAMA!!!

🌸 In Benin and Mali, cooperative financial institutions collect small daily savings, sometimes starting at $0.25, directly from market vendors. The service is especially helpful for women entrepreneurs who cannot leave their stalls during the day. Read: stories.coop/encouraging-sa…

Join the upcoming Gender & Diversity Focus Group organised by @CoopsEurope exploring the role of women-led cooperatives in driving innovation and sustainable development. 🗓️ 12 March 2026 ⏰ 10:00–11:30 CET 🌐 Online 🔗 Sign up here: coopseurope.coop/events/focus-g… #Coops4Women

Last few early bird tickets remaining! Join a cohort of cooperative law and public policy professionals at the 2026 Cooperative Law Summer School in stunning Pula, Croatia this summer, from 23-28 August.