2023 International Day of Cooperatives announced
LONDON – On July 1, 2023, the global cooperative movement will celebrate the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives, united by the slogan ‘Cooperatives for sustainable development’, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [UCA].
During the celebrations, ICA says, cooperators will show how the cooperative way of working, inspired by the cooperative values and principles, has the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] as part of its DNA.
Further, in September 2023, the international community will mark the mid-point in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and seek ways to accelerate progress in the SDGs. It is thus a real key moment to demonstrate the contribution of cooperatives in advancing the achievement of the SDGs.
Being one of the world’s oldest and largest business networks, the cooperative movement was the first group of enterprises worldwide to endorse the SDGs and be recognised as a partner in achieving these goals.
“At the mid-point of the 2030 Agenda, efforts need to be deepened, and this can only be done with more cooperation. Enterprises, which are responsible for organising the production and distribution of goods and services, must focus on people and the planet. Cooperatives have a model for doing this, and have been demonstrating it for almost 200 years,” says the President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], Ariel Guarco.
ICA notes that as natural vehicles of collaborative partnership and prosperity for all, cooperatives contribute to economic, social, and environmental sustainability across regions and economic sectors. “It is inherent among them to safeguard community relations, enhance local resources, advocate social responsibility, and adopt sustainable and long-term business practices.”
“The ICA invites cooperators across the globe to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives and show the world what can be achieved through the power of cooperation.”
This year’s theme is “Cooperatives: partners for accelerated sustainable development”. The celebration will mark the 29th International Day of Cooperatives recognised by the United Nations and the 101st International Cooperative Day.
About the International Day of Cooperatives Celebrated worldwide for more than a century and officially proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on the centenary of the ICA in 1995, the International Day of Cooperatives is annually commemorated on the first Saturday of July.
The aim of #CoopsDay is to increase awareness of cooperatives. The event underscores the contributions of the cooperative movement to resolving the major problems addressed by the United Nations and to strengthening and extending the partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other actors.
Since 1995, the ICA and the United Nations, through the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC], have jointly set the theme for the celebration of #CoopsDay
About COPAC
The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] is a multi-stakeholder partnership of global public and private institutions that champions and supports people-centred and self-sustaining cooperative enterprises as leaders in sustainable development.
It consists of ICA, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [UNDESA], the International Labour Organization [ILO], the International Trade Center (ITC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development [UNRISD].
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