@cecop.bsky.social
The European Confederation of industrial & service #coops. Representing 50,000 enterprises and bringing democracy and solidarity within the workplace since 1979. https://www.cecop.coop/
📣 Save the date: CECOP’s “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way”
📅 16 Oct, 14:30–17:30 CET | Brussels
As the EU shapes its Quality Jobs Roadmap, coops must be at the table. Join us to hear stories, tools & ideas for a better future of work
🔗 Register now cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#CoopQualityJobs
🚨 The Quality Jobs Roadmap must fully acknowledge and integrate the role of cooperatives in creating and providing quality jobs across the EU
🔗 Read our contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence www.cecop.coop/works/cecops...
⌛ Two weeks left to apply!
📢 We're hiring: Policy Assistant – Brussels
Join CECOP – CICOPA Europe, the voice of cooperatives in industry and services across Europe and beyond.
🔗 Apply by 31 July www.cecop.coop/works/job-va...
🚨 The Social Economy Action Plan provided a solid framework for industrial and service cooperatives. But more needs to be done in the coming years to support them.
🔗 Read our feedback to the EC’s Call for evidence on the mid-term review of the Social Economy Action Plan cecop.coop/works/cecops...
💡Why does the sustainability of micro & small enterprises matter? We asked this at SKI.F.T.'s final event!
🚀 In 2023, SKI.F.T. supported 100 co-ops & social enterprises in 11 EU countries on their green journey
🎥 Watch the recap: cecop.coop/works/the-gr...
🚨ESF+ delivers on jobs, skills & social inclusion and plays a crucial role in supporting social and worker cooperatives.
To build a fair, competitive Europe, we must strengthen what already works.
👇 Discover what makes ESF+ a success.
www.cecop.coop/works/joint-...
🚨 We're hiring a Policy Assistant in Brussels!
Join CECOP – CICOPA Europe to support EU & global advocacy for cooperatives in industry & services.
📅 Apply by 31 July cecop.coop/works/job-va...
🚨 CALL FOR EXPERTS | Quality Jobs
CECOP is looking for a consultant/external expert to support the organisation and delivery of our Quality Jobs campaign!
🗓️ Deadline to apply: 11 July 2025
📄 Read the full call and apply here 👉 www.cecop.coop/works/call-f...
💡 Did you know?
92% of cooperatives in the European industry service are small and medium-sized enterprises.
Read more about worker and social cooperatives in Europe ➡️ cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
💬 We talked to our Polish members NAUWC & OZRSS as Poland wraps up its EU Council Presidency
They shared:
⚙️ how coops are pushing digital skills & training
🌍 the ongoing support for Ukraine
📣 what the EU should do next for social economy
📖 Read the full interview: www.cecop.coop/works/zoom-i...
🚀 CECOP is now part of Social Services Europe!
We’re joining forces with not-for-profit social service providers across Europe to push for better EU policies & funding that support people-first, quality care. 💪
Read more➡️https://www.cecop.coop/works/cecop-joins-social-services-europe
🚨 During our session at the #EUIndustryDays on the textile sector, Giuseppe Finocchiaro, President of RETESSILE, underlined that social cooperatives’ efforts in textile waste management need recognition, legal clarity, and funding mechanisms.
Full article here ➡️ www.cecop.coop/works/cecops...
📍Today, we are at the @socialplatform.bsky.social General Assembly in Brussels, celebrating an incredible 30 years of impact and advocacy!
👏 A warm congratulations to Mikael Leyi (@SOLIDAR) on being elected as the new President, and to the newly elected Management Committee!
Jenny de Villiers from @cooperativesuk.bsky.social reports from the @cecop.bsky.social General Assembly in Krakow #coops
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At our Kraków seminar with NAUWC & OZRSS, we explored how coops can lead on ESG reporting while staying true to their values. 🌍
Read the full article ➡️ cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
On Tuesday 10 June in Brussels, expert hearing in preparation for the opinion:
Industrial Cooperatives: a tool for the challenge of inclusive and sustainable competitiveness. We hope to bring it for approval in the July @ccmi-eesc.bsky.social @cecop.bsky.social www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/...
In our session at the #EUIndustryDays, we discussed competitiveness and circularity in the textile sector.
🗣️Giuseppe G. Finocchiaro, President of RETESSILE:
"Circularity is not only a technical challenge; instead it is a way to build a more inclusive and resilient economy."
📣We are at the #EUIndustryDays in Rzeszów, Poland.
Tune in at 14h45 to follow our session online "Expectations for the European Textiles Sector: Balancing Competitiveness and Circularity" (Room 5) -> eu-industry-days.ec.europa.eu/livestream_en
👏 Congratulations to @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social for the election as President of @coopseurope.bsky.social! We wish him all the best and good luck in this important role.
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🚀 European Social Economy Awards – last weeks to register!
Got an initiative in:
🏠 Affordable Housing
🔋 Clean Energy
📚 Social Economy Training & Education
🤝 Social Integration Innovation (WISEs)
🏛️ Local/Regional Gov. supporting Social Economy?
Apply by June 16👉 shorturl.at/YH2OG
📢 Join us at #EUIndustryDays 2025!
🧵 Session on "Textiles: Balancing Competitiveness & Circularity"
📅 5 June | 🕒 14:45 | 📍 Rzeszów, Poland
Hear from RETESSILE, Decathlon & EKO-KARPATY on the future of EU textiles.
🔗 Register before 2 June: eu-industry-days.ec.europa.eu/index_en
🎉 We are happy to share CECOP Report of Activity 2024
In 2024 CECOP's work focused on the European elections, with the launch of its Manifesto and a campaign to present the priorities of industrial and service cooperatives for the 2024 – 2029 term.
Read the full Report ➡️ lnkd.in/eNhkAhYE
Today CECOP Congress has taken place in Krakow!
🎉We are happy to announce that @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social was reelected as CECOP President for the next 2025-29 term!
👏We also welcome the election of new board members.
🎯 To conclude the seminar, we listened to the round table discussion "Challenges and opportunities for cooperatives in the context of sustainability reporting"
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💡Jon Olaizola Alberdi, PhD Candidate at the Mondragon University, shared as best practice the example of Mondragon.
🗣️ The Mondragon business strategy is social, sustainable, and economic. Reporting is an opportunity to deepen our commitment to the cooperative principles.
💡In the panel "Best Practice Presentations Topics" we listened to Francesca Zarri, Director for Sustainability and Coop Development at Consorzio Nazionale Servizi.
🗣️ Although sustainability is one pillar, the exchange with members is just as important for the cooperative movement.
📝 CECOP GS @dianadovgan.bsky.social during the session "Coops Sustainability Reporting: Trends & Practices Across EU"
🗣️It is now more important than ever to show that the coop movement is built on values and principles that emphasise sustainability, social responsibility, and democratic governance.
🌱In the session "The EU Sustainability Framework" Elisa Bevilacqua, Senior Technical Manager at the EU Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), provided an overview of the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard (VSME), created for SMEs which fall outside the CSRD as a voluntary initiative.
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🚀 Our seminar “The Cooperative Model in the Era of Sustainable Reporting” has just kicked off in Krakow, as part of the #IYC2025.
CECOP President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social 🗣️"Reporting systems are needed to measure the value coops generate. We must report on the added value coops bring!"
Today at the Festival of Economics in #Trento we talked about the international year of Cooperatives and the fundamental role they play in sustainable and inclusive development, generating shared prosperity and social innovation. #cooperatives #IYC2025 @cecop.bsky.social @coopseurope.bsky.social
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