Why join the ICA?
As a member, you will gain from ICA’s leadership in a number of areas and be entitled to a number of benefits.
ICA is the Forum for Inter-cooperation:
Develop business relationships and partnerships with ICA members
ICA Expo and trade fairs
Access to the ICA network
Connection to the global development network
ICA is the holder of Co-operative Knowledge:
Access to the ICA network
Gain access to ICA as a resource for co-operative expertise, in particular co-operative statistics, information and intelligence
Participate in capacity building/training programmes
Exchange of information and technical documents
Receive and access information on co-operatives including regular publication
Access member only resources including the ICA Membership Directory, member only information releases, and global co-operative statistics as requested.
ICA represents the movement as its Global Voice:
ICA defines and promotes the co-operative difference with media and policy-makers
ICA represents the co-operative movement in multilateral organisations including the United Nations system, the International Accounting Standards Board, the European Union, and others.
Defence for the co-operative movement with national governments at the request of members
Participate in the governance of the ICA