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Reports

The WCM 2025 highlights the vitality of the cooperative model with a turnover of nearly £2.8 trillion

On 27 January, the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) presented the 2025 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor (WCM) in a global webinar.

Recognitions for HLA Mediterráneo d'Almería and HLA La Vega

Awards

HLA Mediterráneo and HLA La Vega, recognised in the TOP 20

The HLA Mediterráneo hospital in Almería and the HLA La Vega hospital have been recognised in the 26th edition of the TOP 20 Hospitals, organised by IQVIA. While the Almería centre has retained its awards in “Global Hospital Management” and “Women's Health”, the Murcia hospital has won for the first time in the Musculoskeletal category.

Tecnology

The New Horizon of Cooperativism in Gaming and AI

Over the past decade, the tech industry has experienced unprecedented growth, but has also faced structural challenges regarding talent retention and ethical data management. In this context, a centuries-old model is emerging as the most innovative solution for 21st-century challenges: platform cooperativism.

Insurances

Assistència Sanitària expands its offering with two new health insurance plans

The entity strengthens its service catalog with the launch of two modalities that prioritize the financial stability of self-employed workers and the freedom to choose specialists globally.

History of cooperativism

Women in charge: female leadership in the history of cooperativism

The cooperative movement, with its foundation in democracy and equality, has offered women a path to leadership that was denied to them in the traditional business world. While formal recognition was slow in coming, women were not mere participants; they were and continue to be essential pioneers in the foundation, governance and sustainability of the global cooperative model.

ASISA

ASISA launches ‘Bienvejecer’ (Age Well), a movement to help people live longer, fuller lives

The insurer's new campaign, under the slogan ‘Take care of yourself today to live better tomorrow’, seeks to open a conversation about the future of health in the face of increasing life expectancy

Assistència Sanitària

The challenge of longevity and the commitment to intergenerational solidarityacional

A conference at the College of Actuaries of Catalonia proposes an intergenerational solidarity tax to prevent older people from being excluded from health insurance.

Cooperatives of the world

The Twilight of Giants: The Peculiar Case of Cooperativism in Iceland

In the heart of Sauðárkrókur, a small town in northern Iceland, time flows at a different pace. There, the Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga (KS) cooperative is not just a company; it is the region's lifeblood. It manages supermarkets, hotels, and processing plants, reminding Icelanders that before becoming a nation of financiers and a tourist paradise, Iceland was, above all, a nation of cooperativists.

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