Public Cooperative Housing Policies: An International Perspective
Explore public policies supporting cooperative housing worldwide in this comprehensive report. Discover how governments and cooperatives collaborate to create sustainable and affordable housing solutions globally.
Financing Co-operative and Mutual Housing
The Commission’s final report on Cooperative and Mutual Housing (Bringing Democracy Home) highlighted the need for consideration of the role that cooperative and mutual housing could play in the national housing strategy. … Read More
Logement abordable : profils de cinq villes métropolitaines
Par cette publication, nous souhaitons ouvrir le débat sur le logement en tant que droit fondamental et enjeu métropolitain, en mettant en lumière l’expérience de grandes métropoles et dans l’espoir d’inspirer des idées nouvelles pour aborder cet enjeu absolument fondamental de l’urbanisation moderne.
Building Strong Development Cooperation: Partnership Opportunities between Cooperatives and the EU
In 2000, United Nations (UN) member states recognised the need to build global partnerships for development and the exchange of expertise as one of the Millennium Development Goals. Across the international development … Read More
Raising Capital: The Capital Conundrum for Co-operatives
New report: The Capital Conundrum for Co-operatives “The Capital Conundrum for Co-operatives“, a new report released by the Alliance’s Blue Ribbon Commission explores ideas and options available to co-operatives that need suitable, … Read More
Financing Housing Co-operatives in a Credit Crunch
Financing the development of housing co-operatives is a challenge and more so in time of financial restrictions and uncertainty. CHI members discussed the issue during a seminar held in November 2009 in … Read More
Promoting Cooperatives – International Labour Organization (ILO) Recommendation 193 on the Promotion of Cooperatives
The ILO views cooperatives as important in improving the living and working conditions of women and men globally as well as making essential infrastructure and services available even in areas neglected by the state and investor-driven enterprises. Cooperatives have a proven record of creating and sustaining employment – they provide over 100 million jobs today; they advance the ILO’s Global Employment Agenda and contribute to promoting decent work.
The Guidance Notes on the Co-operative Principles
Updated Guidance Notes on the Co-operative Principles, edited by David Rodgers, former President of Co-operative Housing International
What’s new in Sustainable Forest Management?
The Forest Products Annual Market Review 2013 reports that the development of new refinement processes has led to the production of new and more affordable wood based products such as cross-laminated timber … Read More