Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union
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The Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union (SCCCU) is a Japan
ese federation
of consumer co-operatives headquartered in Tokyo
. The co-operative was formed in 1965 and has 307,000 members, most of whom are women. SCCCU is divided into groups of households who order food collectively. SCCCU offers only 3000 products, and mostly staple foods. As the co-operative is concerned with food safety, it buys organic food and shuns genetically modified organism
s. SCCCU also produces its own milk and biodegradable soap.
In 1979, SCCCU started running candidates for political office through the Tokyo Seikatsusha Network
and now has over 100 members who serve as local councilors.
SCCCU received a Right Livelihood Award
in 1989.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese federation
Cooperative federation
A co-operative federation or secondary co-operative is a co-operative in which all members are, in turn, co-operatives.Historically, co-operative federations have predominantly come in the form of co-operative wholesale societies and co-operative unions...
of consumer co-operatives headquartered in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The co-operative was formed in 1965 and has 307,000 members, most of whom are women. SCCCU is divided into groups of households who order food collectively. SCCCU offers only 3000 products, and mostly staple foods. As the co-operative is concerned with food safety, it buys organic food and shuns genetically modified organism
Genetically modified organism
A genetically modified organism or genetically engineered organism is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. These techniques, generally known as recombinant DNA technology, use DNA molecules from different sources, which are combined into one...
s. SCCCU also produces its own milk and biodegradable soap.
In 1979, SCCCU started running candidates for political office through the Tokyo Seikatsusha Network
Tokyo Seikatsusha Network
The Tokyo Seikatsusha Network is a local Japanese political party affiliated with Tokyo Seikatsu Club, a consumer's cooperative. It is generally moderate left, and tends to appeal to the same voters as the Social Democratic Party of Japan and Democratic Party of Japan.-External links:*...
and now has over 100 members who serve as local councilors.
SCCCU received a Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
in 1989.
Member co-operatives
- 23Ku Minami ("23 Wards South") Seikatsu Club
- Kawasaki Seikatsu Club
- Kita Tokyo("North Tokyo") Seikatsu Club
- Sagami Seikatsu Club Fukushi ("Welfare") Club
- Seikatsu Club Aichi
- Seikatsu Club Aomori
- Seikatsu Club Chiba
- Seikatsu Club Fukushima Co-operative
- Seikatsu Club Gunma
- Seikatsu Club Hokkaido
- Seikatsu Club Ibaraki
- Seikatsu Club Iwate
- Seikatsu Club Kanagawa
- Seikatsu Club Kyoto L･Co-op
- Seikatsu Club Nagano
- Seikatsu Club Nara
- Seikatsu Club Ohsaka
- Seikatsu Club Saitama
- Seikatsu Club Shizuoka
- Seikatsu Club Tochigi
- Seikatsu Club Tokyo
- Seikatsu Club Yamagata Co-operative
- Seikatsu Club Yamanashi
- Syonan Seikatsu Club
- Tama Kita("Tama North") Seikatsu Club
- Tama Minami ("Tama South") Seikatsu Club
- Yokohama Kita("Yokohama North") Seikatsu Club
- Yokohama Minami ("Yokohama South") Seikatsu Club
External links
- Official website
- Portrait on Right Livelihood Award