95th International Cooperative Day

Saturday, July 1

Worldwide

On this International Day of Co-operatives, the International Co-operative Alliance calls on co-operatives across the world to reflect on the misery caused by rising inequality, to recommit to ensuring equality across their communities, and to celebrate the co-operative contribution to making the world a better place. 

This year's theme is "Inclusion" with the slogan: "Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind".

From their webpage: “Inclusion not only captures the people-focused nature of co-operative enterprises, but also echoes the co-operative principles of voluntary and open membership, democratic member control and member economic participation. Co-operatives provide a space where all people, regardless of race, gender, culture, social background or economic circumstance, can meet their needs and build better communities.” Read more about the International Day of Co-ops 2017 by clicking here. 

The platform ‘Coops for 2030’ offers the possibility for co-operatives to pledge initiatives towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the International Co-operative Alliance encourages all co-operatives to do so.

Learn more about International Cooperative Day.

 

Keywords: Cooperatives, International Co-operative Alliance