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 publications

• 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

To see what some of our current members have said about what ICA membership means for their organisation click here.

Click below to download the Membership Prospectus in English, French or Spanish.