CCW Activities
CCW General Assembly
In accordance with its Rules, CCW holds an annual meeting of members which is called the CCW General Assembly. It is normally held in conjunction with the ICA General Assembly.
- 2009 CCW-Eurocoop Board Meeting, 18 November 2009, CICG, Geneva (Switzerland)
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- 2009 CCW General Assembly and Workshop, 18 November 2009, CICG, Geneva
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- 2003 CCI Meeting Minutes (Seminar, General Meeting, Executive), Oslo, Norway (pdf)
- 2001 CCI General Assembly Minutes, Seoul (Republic of Korea) (pdf)
CCW Working Groups
CCW has set up working groups to address specific issues including environment and green issues, electronic shopping and food quality (laboratories group). A number of meetings and policy documents have resulted from the discussions of these groups including:
CCW also regularly participates in meetings of the committees of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission on behalf of ICA. The Japanese Consumer Co-operative Union (JCCU) assures this representation. ICA has participated in the meetings of the following Codex Committees:
- Codex Committee on General Principles
- Codex Committee on Pesticides Residues
- Codex Committee On Meat Hygiene
- Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
CCW Sub-Committees
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CCW Sub-Committee on Co-operative Identity and Values
The aim of the Sub-Committee is to focus on the application of co-operative values and principles in the practices of consumer co-operatives, including how the co-operatives differentiate themselves from competitors on the basis of their unique co-operative identity. It also researches, identifies and promotes best practice among and for CCW members.
The main of interest include food safety, ethical trading, concern for environment, and fair trade (particularly between the northern and southern hemispheres).
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CCW Sub-Committee on Co-operative Business Effectiveness
The aim of this Sub-Committee is to focus on effectiveness of the trading operations of consumer co-operatives, and to research, identify and promote best practices to CCI members.
Its main areas of interest include market share (status and change of), marketing issues including possibilities of international procurement and distribution, and collaboration
Seminars
Developments in Consumer Co-operation – Warsaw, September 2004
- Co-operation in Buying
- Co-op Norden (pdf)
Ebbe Lundegaard, Chairman of the Board of Co-op Norden
- Japan and and the Asian-Pacific region
Toshifumi Yamashita Vice-President, JCCU, Japan
- Co-op Euro – a joint venture of Czech-Hungarian-Slovak consumer co-operatives
- United Kingdom
Bob Burlton, chair of the Co-operative Group
- Membership, Marketing and other Methods
- Implementing the recommendations of the Co-operative Commission, United Kingdom
- Developments in membership cards/schemes
Presentations from Co-op Hungary – Zoltán Szöke, General Secretary;
KF Sweden, UK and others
The Co-operative Response to International Competitors and International Suppliers – Oslo, Norway, September 2003
- Welcome and Introduction (pdf)
Bob Burlton, President, Co-operatives UK
- Promoting Solidarity of Consumer Co-op Business in Japan (pdf)
Toshifumi Yamachita, Vice-President, JCCU
- Czech Consumer Cooperatives in the Increasingly Globalised Economy (pdf)
Petr Brozek, President of Czech and Moravian Consumer Co-operative Association
- Our Response to Competition (pdf)
Seah Kian Peng, NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd, Chair of the Executive Council of Singapore National Co-operative Federation
- COOP's actions and proposals for a socially responsible supply chain (pdf)
Vincenzo Tassinari, President of Coop Italia
- The co-operative renaissance in the UK (pdf)
Bob Burlton, President, Co-operatives UK
- Global Co-operation: The Purchasing Opportunity (pdf)
Tom Webb, Global Co-operation Inc. Canada
Co-operative Values and Business Success – Lisbon, Portugal, October 2002
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