More about Obran Cooperative

Obran Mission

Our mission is to put the engines of business to work for humanity.

Obran Vision

Obran will be the world's largest worker-cooperative conglomerate. We exist to grow profitable, useful, and impactful businesses that serve our members, customers, and communities. We acknowledge structures of inequity and embrace the struggles to overcome them, one workplace at a time.

Obran Values

  • Democracy: We empower and educate members to participate fully in workplace decisions.

  • Innovation: We question the status quo and find new ways of working that are better for ourselves, our customers, our communities, and the environment.

  • Solidarity: We act in ways that promote equity and inclusion; we are pro-black & pro-brown, pro-women, pro-LGBTQ+, and against hate and discrimination in all its forms.

  • Humanity: We believe that workers are people first; we foster dignity, respect, and joy in every interaction.

  • Balance: We think critically about the complexity of our decisions and seek balance in the short- and long-term outcomes for all our stakeholders — including our members, families, communities, investors, customers, suppliers, and environment.