The FairShares Association is amongst the first wave of co-operative enterprises to be awarded the Co-operative Marque. This initiative – launched at the International Co-operative Alliance conference in South Africa at the end of 2013 – is a global brand for co-operative identity, awarded to co-operative enterprises and organisations that support the development of co-operative values and principles (the FairShares Association meets both criteria).
We received an e-mail from Nicola Huckerby, the ICA’s Marketing Lead for Global Co-operative Identity (see http://www.identity.coop) on 5th March 2014 congratulating the association. She is actively encouraging all supporters of co-operative values and principles to use the Co-operative Marque branding and .coop domain.