2009 Winners

Please click here for the winners of the 2009 Cooperative Global Awards.

*New* Photos from the awards presentation now available here

Click here to view interviews with each of the 2009 Global Awards winners on YouTube.

International Recognition for Values-Based Businesses

The dotCoop Global Awards for Cooperative Excellence have been created to recognize the application of cooperative values and principles to drive cooperative and business success. DotCooperation LLC (dotCoop), the sponsor of the .coop Internet domain, is proud to reward these cooperative leaders.

The award criteria seeks to encourage cooperatives from all sectors to examine their processes in order to compete for the award and will provide other cooperatives the opportunity to understand how cooperatives can best use their differences to positively impact their business and their communities.

Please join us in congratulating our 2009 Winners:

Category: Large

Winner: IFFCO – Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited

Honorable Mention:

• Cabot Cooperative Creamery
• Crédit Coopératif

Category: Medium

Winner: National Cooperative Grocery Association

Honorable Mention:

• The Phone Co-op
• Wedge Community Co-op

Category: Small

Winner:       Pachamama Cooperative

Honorable Mention:

• CAC Santa Maria Magdalena
• FESAN (Federacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Servicios Sanitarios, Ltda)
• CAC Santa Maria Magdalena

Special Recognition: Co-operative Press Limited

These co-ops were recognized in a special ceremony at the International Co-operative Alliance General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on 18 November 2009.

Does your cooperative strive to keep cooperative values a part of its business planning? If so, this is your chance to gain international recognition among the business and cooperative community for your focus and to use that recognition to promote your co-op and cooperative principles to potential members and the general community.

You’re ready to be recognized! And here’s what you need to know to submit your entry:

• Who should enter?
• How to enter?
• FAQs
• Sponsorship opportunities
• Previous winners

Please contact dotCoop with any questions.