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Co-operatives Sweden promotes the cooperative form of enterprise by increasing knowledge, disseminating cooperative ideas and driving opinion formation. Co-operatives Sweden was founded in 2017. The initiators are LRF, KF, HSB, and Fremia. Co-operatives Sweden is an umbrella organisation which is open to all cooperative and mutual companies in Sweden.

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  • Petra Pilawa
    +46 76 812 28 48
  • Camilla Lundberg Ney

    Managing Director


    +46 70 309 88 84

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    There is a natural place for the cooperative form of business in today’s market economy. The Swedish economy needs diversity, because it is essential to ensure that different forms of business can compete on equal terms. Cooperation is the most durable and sustainable form of business of all, and it is profitable for members and companies alike
    Tommy Ohlström, Deputy Chairman of Co-operatives Sweden
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    New code for the governance of cooperative and mutual enterprises contributes to greater transparency in a key area of the business community

    Cooperative and mutual enterprises are now taking a large and important step towards greater transparency, launching the Swedish code for the governance of cooperative and mutual enterprises. The code is built on clear principles that are to be reported according to the comply and explain model"We’re proud that we’re now increasing transparency even further and making it even clearer to our members and the world around us how cooperative and mutual enterprises actually function. The new code is a consolidating document that clarifies and manifests the special features and business logic of

    New corporate governance code for co-operatives

    The work of preparing new governance code for co-operative enterprises in Sweden is now in progress. Its aim is to promote the distinguishing features, advantages and competitiveness of co-operative enterprises, while focusing on the democratic processes, members’ financial affiliation and social responsibility. Co-operatives Sweden, the interest organisation for co-ops in Sweden, is responsible for preparing the new code. The 100 largest co-operative enterprises in Sweden have a turnover of SEK 400 billion a year and some 100,000 employees. They are an important part of Swedish industry.

    The biggest cooperative companies in Sweden to launch Co-operatives Sweden

    Co-operatives Sweden (Svensk Kooperation), an important new opinion-shaper for cooperative businesses, is being launched on 11 May.Behind the initiative are the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF), the Swedish Co-operative Union (KF), the HSB cooperative housing association and the KFO Employers’ association. The objective is to disseminate knowledge and to contribute to modernising the image of the cooperative movement. Together, the 100 biggest cooperative businesses in Sweden employ around 100,000 people and generate an annual turnover of SEK 400 billion. As such, they play a key role

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