Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle - CM50

CM50 is an exclusive global network of C-suite leaders dedicated to driving impactful change. Facilitated by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), this initiative unites the world’s most influential cooperative businesses from around the globe to demonstrate the power of the cooperative model in addressing global challenges. 

Latest news on the CM50

A Contract for a New Global Economy

How do we build an economy that actually works for everyone? 

In November 2025, over 100 cooperative leaders, UN representatives and government leaders met ahead of the second World Social Summit on Social Development, to launch the CM50 and its manifesto: a Contract for a New Global Economy. 

The Contract for a New Global Economy offers a clear path forward. It serves as a dual pledge: a promise of concrete action from global cooperatives to scale their impact, and an invitation to governments to treat the cooperative sector as a primary partner in global development. 

Through practical implementation, the CM50 will drive growth in all countries, doubling the community's annual turnover from US$ 2.7 trillion a year to US$ 5 trillion by 2025, the next UN International Year of Cooperatives. By centring democracy and resilience, we are rewriting the social contract for a more sustainable world. 

Read the press release on the launch of the CM50 and the Contract for a New Global Economy

Our Impact

3 Billion+

People served by cooperatives globally

$2.4 Trillion

Combined annual revenue of top 300 cooperatives

12%

Of humanity is part of any of the 3 million cooperatives

Our Roadmap to a New Global Economy

November 2025

We launched the "Contract for a New Global Economy" and presented national commitments at the UN World Social Summit in Doha.

Early 2026

Structure costed, scalable projects across five priority areas and finalize the operational team and working group chairs.

June 2026

Endorse financeable deliverables and launch the CM50 collaborative platform at the first Annual Leadership Summit in Europe.

2027

Inaugurate the New Global Economy Forum as a permanent global anchor for delivery and accountability.

Five priority objectives

Resilient communities

Strengthening the resilience of countries and communities, before and after crisis, focused on preparedness, recovery, and reconstruction.

Access to Finance

A dedicated financial ecosystem for cooperatives and mutuals to access finance and capital.

The Cooperative Ecosystem

A collaborative digital ecosystem that serves as shared infrastructure and marketplace

Sustainable and Healthy Food Chains

Building the resilience of critical food systems by engagement through the entire value chain.

Education, Leadership, and Human Capital

An investment in human capital through academic development and purposeful leadership.

CM50 News

Second UN World Social Summit in Doha

In the first week of November, ahead of the second World Summit on Social Development in Qatar, co-operators met in Doha to launch three tools designed to help co-operators continue to ‘Build a Better World’. Hosted by the International Cooperative Alliance, over 100 co-operative leaders, UN representatives and government leaders witnessed the launch of the CM50 Manifesto. Watch a short impression here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZC_X54hw9k

CM50 Meeting in Manchester

CM50 members met in person in Manchester on 4 July, where they continued working on the commitment plan that was presented at the United Nations’ Second World Social Summit in Doha in November that same year.

CM50 Meeting in Madrid

The first official CM50 meeting was held on 21 and 22 May in Madrid. Leaders from the world’s largest co-operatives and mutuals met to set out a joint vision ahead of the Second UN Social Summit in Doha. Watch a short impression here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRGGF8VasvM&t=9s