Institutions
Institution Index
A one-page index of the main international institutions in the cooperative field. Detailed coverage lives in the relevant on-site sections; this page simply points the way.
On-Site Sections
International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
About the ICA · governance · eight sectoral and four regional organisations · directory of 314 members · news
ILO & the Social and Solidarity Economy
Recommendation 193 · decent work · SSE statistics and policy frameworks
World Cooperative Monitor (WCM)
The ICA × Euricse annual flagship report · gateway to the Top 300 data
Official Websites
International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)The apex organisation of the global cooperative movement and custodian of the cooperative principles↗ILO COOP/SSEThe ILO's cooperatives unit: policy frameworks, capacity building and comparative research↗COPACThe UN inter-agency committee coordinating support for cooperatives↗OECD (SSE)Comparative research and policy evaluation on the social and solidarity economy↗EuricseEmpirical research institute on cooperatives and social enterprise; co-produces the WCM↗Cooperatives EuropeThe ICA's European regional organisation: policy advocacy and single-market rules↗Co-operatives UKThe UK federation: statistics, the co-op economy map and governance support↗World Cooperative MonitorThe annual monitor of the world's 300 largest cooperatives (official site)↗