World Council of Credit Unions traces its roots to the humble beginning of credit unions in 19th century Europe. Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch established the first credit unions in the 1850s in Germany to give those lacking access to financial services the opportunity to borrow from the savings pooled by themselves and their fellow members. Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen transported the financial cooperative concept to rural Germany a decade later.| World Council of Credit Unions
At a time when even basic housing has become unattainable for many in advanced economies, the housing co-op movement is gaining ground in Canada| Corporate Knights
At a time when buying groceries is steeped in patriotism, food co-ops can reflect the priorities of their customers, who are also their owners| Corporate Knights
