The DGRV – German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation - is both the apex and auditing association of the German cooperative organisation. The Confederation’s purpose is to promote and represent the mutual interests of its members and their affiliated cooperative institutions. Since more than 30 years, DGRV provides consultancy to cooperative partners abroad and promotes the development of sustainable cooperative systems and structures worldwide.

As the apex organization for Danish cooperatives, we promote the cooperative alternative across many sectors of the economy, from banking and insurance to craftsman and construction. Established in 1922, Kooperationen provides high quality professional legal and governance advice and guidance to new cooperative start-ups as well as to established cooperatives.

Led by our cooperative values and principles we aim to bring together all those with a passion and interest in cooperative action and we run our business solely for the benefit of our members. And that is precisely what makes us a bit different from other conventional employers’ organisations in Denmark.

Founded in 1957 as a cooperative, HealthPartners is the largest consumer governed nonprofit health care organization in the United States - serving more than 1.5 million medical and dental health plan members nationwide.