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Mondragon. © Jacob Chartoff Diagrams by architect Jacob Chartoff Mondragón Cooperative Corporation is considered the most successful example of worker-owned enterprise in the world. Founded in the Basque Country of Spain, the MCC’s reach now extends across the globe. Architect Jacob Chartoff diagrams the cooperative that stands at the head of the business ranking in the Basque Country and seventh in Spain overall. Jacob Chartoff is an architect at Peter Gluck and Partners in New York, a firm specializing in Architect-led Design Build. Tags: 2009, BASQUE COUNTRY, DIAGRAM, FALL 09, ISSUE 3, JACOB CHARTOFF, MONDRAGON, SPAIN, WORK.
Alternative to capitalism: Mondragon shows the way. There is no alternative ("Tina") to capitalism?
Really? We are to believe, with Margaret Thatcher, that an economic system with endlessly repeated cycles, costly bailouts for financiers and now austerity for most people is the best human beings can do? Capitalism's recurring tendencies toward extreme and deepening inequalities of income, wealth, and political and cultural power require resignation and acceptance – because there is no alternative? I understand why such a system's leaders would like us to believe in Tina. But why would others? Mondragon Corporation. Mondragon cooperatives operate in accordance with Statement on the Co-operative Identity maintained by the International Co-operative Alliance.
History[edit] The determining factor in the creation of the Mondragon system was the arrival in 1941 of a young Catholic priest José María Arizmendiarrieta in Mondragón, a town with a population of 7,000 that had not yet recovered from the Spanish Civil War: poverty, hunger, exile and tension.[2] In 1943, Arizmendiarrieta established a technical college that became a training ground for generations of managers, engineers and skilled labour for local companies, and primarily for the co-operatives.[3] Before creating the first co-operative, Arizmendiarrieta spent a number of years educating young people about a form of humanism based on solidarity and participation, in harmony with Catholic Social Teaching, and the importance of acquiring the necessary technical knowledge.
The first 15 years were characterised by enormous dynamism. Finance[edit] 10 reasons co-ops rock. Cooperative Trust: CUs Should Support Occupy Movement. Setup a workers coop. Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. Employee Ownership Association. MiniMills - Flagship Paper Project. Sue Riddlestone OBE, Managing Director Sue initiated and has led the development of the Company and its technology bringing together and leading the team and securing funds of £2 million to date.
Sue co-founded the environmental organisation, BioRegional and as director has built it up to an organisation with a turnover of £2 million with 40 staff and six spin out companies. Sue established the Laundry, London’s first kerbside recycling collection for small businesses and has led a marketing campaign generating annual sales of over £2 million for the local recycled paper product. Sue is also a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission. Philip Hartwell, Technical Project Manager Philip is a senior consulting engineer to the paper industry and experienced project manager both for research projects, which he led when he worked at the Paper Industry Research Association, and for turnkey engineering projects when he was a director at paper industry engineers AF-QPS.
Footprint A Workers Printing co-op. Eco-friendly printing. Threadless Design. Threadless is an online community of artists and an e-commerce website based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2000, co-founders Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart started the company with $1,000 of their own money.[2] Threadless designs are created by and chosen by an online community. Each week, about 1,000 designs are submitted online and are put to a public vote. After seven days the staff reviews the top-scoring designs.
Based on the average score and community feedback, about 10 designs are selected each week, printed on clothing and other products, and sold worldwide through the online store and at their retail store in Chicago. History of the company[edit] Shortly after the first batch of shirts was printed, the founders built a website for Threadless and introduced a voting system where designs could be scored 1 to 5. A new batch of t-shirts was printed once the previous batch had sold out. Fumbally Exchange - Innovation Hub.
Bristol Energy Co-operative. Bristol Energy Co-operative’s first community share issue in April 2012 exceeded all expectations and raised over £120,000 from more than 130 investors.
The funds enabled the co-operative to purchase and install solar PV panels on two community buildings in the city, Hamilton House and Knowle West Media Centre, which will generate an estimated 27,582 kWh of green energy a year. And there was money left over to put towards another installation. Bristol Energy Co-operative was formed in 2011 with the aim of making the economic and environmental benefits of green energy available to all – whether or not you own a roof. The co-operative installs solar PV systems on the roofs of large community buildings. The owners/occupiers of the buildings benefit from very low cost green energy and the co-operative, which owns and maintains the panels for 25 years, gets a guaranteed income from the government Feed In Tariff. For further information, please visit www.bristolenergy.coop.
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