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Learn more about our <a href="http://www.copac.coop/members/">members</a> and <a href="http://www.copac.coop//our-work">our work</a>.</span></p> </div></div></div> <div class="site grid-container container hfeed grid-parent" id="page"> <div class="site-content" id="content"> <div class="content-area grid-parent mobile-grid-100 grid-80 tablet-grid-80" id="primary"> <main class="site-main" id="main"> <div class="masonry-container masonry js-masonry"> <div class="grid-sizer width2"></div> <article id="post-1658" class="post-1658 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-iyc2025 tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width4 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-on-the-agenda-at-the-69th-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women/" rel="bookmark">Cooperatives on the Agenda at the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-21T05:12:23+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">21st March 2025</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-20T08:44:25+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">20th March 2025</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-on-the-agenda-at-the-69th-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women/" title="Cooperatives on the Agenda at the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women"><img width="1080" height="1080" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954.jpg 1080w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1741597184954-45x45.jpg 45w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>During a side event at the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), cooperatives were highlighted as an innovative pathway to empower communities and transform care systems. Held at … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-on-the-agenda-at-the-69th-un-commission-on-the-status-of-women/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/iyc2025/" rel="tag">iyc2025</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1634" class="post-1634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-iyc2025 tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-and-the-social-and-solidarity-economy-breaking-new-ground-at-the-commission-for-social-development/" rel="bookmark">Cooperatives and the Social and Solidarity Economy Breaking New Ground at the Commission for Social Development</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-07T11:13:52+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">7th March 2025</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-and-the-social-and-solidarity-economy-breaking-new-ground-at-the-commission-for-social-development/" title="Cooperatives and the Social and Solidarity Economy Breaking New Ground at the Commission for Social Development"><img width="1280" height="719" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4.jpg 1280w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0e896681-c19c-4d02-80fd-db840d5718c4-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>For the first time, the 63rd session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD63), held from 5 to 14 February 2025, featured a dedicated session on the role … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-and-the-social-and-solidarity-economy-breaking-new-ground-at-the-commission-for-social-development/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> 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href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-build-a-better-world-official-launch-of-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/" rel="bookmark">Cooperatives build a better world: official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-12T15:19:50+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">12th December 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-12T04:01:18+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">12th December 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-build-a-better-world-official-launch-of-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/" title="Cooperatives build a better world: official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025"><img width="2560" height="2105" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled-300x247.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled-150x123.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-768x632.jpg 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled-1536x1263.jpg 1536w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54180892126_394c6e4a4f_o-1-scaled-2048x1684.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025, themed “Cooperatives Build a Better World,” was officially launched on 25th November 2024 during the ICA Global Conference in New Delhi, India. … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-build-a-better-world-official-launch-of-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a 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href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-members-explore-institutional-pathways-for-cooperative-growth-and-resilience-at-the-ica-global-conference-in-delhi/" rel="bookmark">COPAC members explore institutional pathways for cooperative growth and resilience at the ICA Global Conference in Delhi</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-12-11T09:53:14+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">11th December 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-members-explore-institutional-pathways-for-cooperative-growth-and-resilience-at-the-ica-global-conference-in-delhi/" title="COPAC members explore institutional pathways for cooperative growth and resilience at the ICA Global Conference in Delhi"><img width="2560" height="1707" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/54183232570_632cd783d7_o-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>As part of the ICA Global Conference held in New Delhi, India, the session on Institutional Support for Cooperative Development brought together leading experts from international organizations to discuss how … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-members-explore-institutional-pathways-for-cooperative-growth-and-resilience-at-the-ica-global-conference-in-delhi/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/iyc2025/" rel="tag">iyc2025</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1516" class="post-1516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/how-cooperatives-leverage-technology-innovation-and-youth-to-advance-the-sdgs/" rel="bookmark">How Cooperatives Leverage Technology, Innovation, and Youth to Advance the SDGs</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-25T03:48:06+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">25th September 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/how-cooperatives-leverage-technology-innovation-and-youth-to-advance-the-sdgs/" title="How Cooperatives Leverage Technology, Innovation, and Youth to Advance the SDGs"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-300x169.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-768x432.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On September 20, 2024, the Permanent Missions of Mongolia and Kenya to the United Nations, alongside the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), hosted a virtual side … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/how-cooperatives-leverage-technology-innovation-and-youth-to-advance-the-sdgs/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1459" class="post-1459 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news category-videos tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/good-reasons-to-count-on-cooperatives-for-accelerated-sustainable-development/" rel="bookmark">Good reasons to count on cooperatives for accelerated sustainable development</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-17T10:05:24+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">17th November 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/good-reasons-to-count-on-cooperatives-for-accelerated-sustainable-development/" title="Good reasons to count on cooperatives for accelerated sustainable development"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos-300x169.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos-768x432.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SDGs-videos-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In the context of the UN SDG Summit, COPAC has launched five short videos pointing out concrete facts on how cooperatives can contribute to make Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/good-reasons-to-count-on-cooperatives-for-accelerated-sustainable-development/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/videos/" rel="category tag">Videos</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1452" class="post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/2023-un-secretary-general-report-on-cooperatives-in-social-development-released/" rel="bookmark">2023 UN Secretary-General Report on cooperatives in social development released</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-13T10:43:52+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">13th October 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/2023-un-secretary-general-report-on-cooperatives-in-social-development-released/" title="2023 UN Secretary-General Report on cooperatives in social development released"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report-300x169.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report-768x432.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SG-report-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The 2023 UN Secretary General report on cooperatives in social development outlines key policies and actions that can assist cooperatives realise their full potential to help countries achieve the Sustainable … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/2023-un-secretary-general-report-on-cooperatives-in-social-development-released/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1437" class="post-1437 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/putting-sdgs-back-on-track-the-cooperative-model-can-deliver-sustainable-and-inclusive-transformation/" rel="bookmark">Putting SDGs back on track: the cooperative model can deliver sustainable and inclusive transformation</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-18T08:54:37+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">18th September 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-14T09:30:44+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">14th September 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/putting-sdgs-back-on-track-the-cooperative-model-can-deliver-sustainable-and-inclusive-transformation/" title="Putting SDGs back on track: the cooperative model can deliver sustainable and inclusive transformation"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW-300x169.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW-768x432.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/coops4sdgs_TW-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Marking the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, on 18-19 September, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, world leaders will assess the progress of the 17 … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/putting-sdgs-back-on-track-the-cooperative-model-can-deliver-sustainable-and-inclusive-transformation/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1411" class="post-1411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-coopsday-with-a-vnr-lab-at-the-hlpf/" rel="bookmark">COPAC celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives with a VNR Lab at the HLPF</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-05T14:49:32+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">5th September 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-06T15:53:22+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">6th July 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-coopsday-with-a-vnr-lab-at-the-hlpf/" title="COPAC celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives with a VNR Lab at the HLPF"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab.jpg 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/VNR-Lab-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In the context of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), COPAC organised, for the second consecutive year, a Voluntary National Review Lab (VNR Lab). The VNR Lab … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-coopsday-with-a-vnr-lab-at-the-hlpf/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1385" class="post-1385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/policy-brief-good-performance-and-inclusiveness-of-poor-people-in-cooperatives-and-other-producer-organizations-a-possible-match/" rel="bookmark">Policy Brief: Good performance and inclusiveness of poor people in cooperatives and other producer organizations: a possible match?</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-05-22T11:41:09+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">22nd May 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/policy-brief-good-performance-and-inclusiveness-of-poor-people-in-cooperatives-and-other-producer-organizations-a-possible-match/" title="Policy Brief: Good performance and inclusiveness of poor people in cooperatives and other producer organizations: a possible match?"><img width="1422" height="1182" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04.png 1422w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04-300x249.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04-1024x851.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04-150x125.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-12.26.04-768x638.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The policy brief “Good performance and inclusiveness of poor people in cooperatives and other producer organizations: a possible match? “, involving nine Producer Organisations (POs) in different regions, shows that … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/policy-brief-good-performance-and-inclusiveness-of-poor-people-in-cooperatives-and-other-producer-organizations-a-possible-match/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1372" class="post-1372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news category-publication-feature width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-for-sustainable-development-2023-international-day-of-cooperatives-announced/" rel="bookmark">Cooperatives for sustainable development: 2023 International Day of Cooperatives announced</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2023-05-22T11:46:05+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">22nd May 2023</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-12T08:33:31+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">12th April 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/inessegui/" title="View all posts by Ines Segui" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Ines Segui</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-for-sustainable-development-2023-international-day-of-cooperatives-announced/" title="Cooperatives for sustainable development: 2023 International Day of Cooperatives announced"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay-300x169.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay-1024x576.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay-768x432.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CoopsDay-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Cooperatives help to move forward the UN 2030 Agenda and make SDGs a reality. On 1 July, the cooperative movement will celebrate the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives under the … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/cooperatives-for-sustainable-development-2023-international-day-of-cooperatives-announced/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1355" class="post-1355 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news category-publication-feature tag-family-farming tag-farming width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/dfamily-farming-cooperatives-ensuring-inclusive-and-sustainable-food-systemsd/" rel="bookmark">VIDEO: Family Farming Cooperatives. Ensuring Inclusive and sustainable food systems</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-20T10:56:10+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">20th January 2023</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/dfamily-farming-cooperatives-ensuring-inclusive-and-sustainable-food-systemsd/" title="VIDEO: Family Farming Cooperatives. Ensuring Inclusive and sustainable food systems"><img width="1958" height="1096" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05.png 1958w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05-300x168.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05-1024x573.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05-150x84.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05-768x430.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-20-at-12.19.05-1536x860.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1958px) 100vw, 1958px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/family-farming/" rel="tag">family farming</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/farming/" rel="tag">farming</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1324" class="post-1324 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-news category-publication-feature width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/1324-2/" rel="bookmark">Cooperatives Build a Better World: 2022 International Day of Cooperatives Announced</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-03T13:35:30+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">3rd May 2022</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-04-29T12:11:56+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">29th April 2022</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Cooperatives Build a Better World: 2022 International Day of Cooperatives Announced On July 2, cooperatives all around the world will celebrate the 100th International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay). A decade … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/1324-2/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1279" class="post-1279 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-17/" rel="bookmark">Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 17</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2020-06-29T16:28:12+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">29th June 2020</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-06-25T15:24:12+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">25th June 2020</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-17/" title="Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 17"><img width="608" height="783" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-17.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-17.png 608w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-17-150x193.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-17-233x300.png 233w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-17/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1268" class="post-1268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-peace tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-13/" rel="bookmark">Transformer notre monde: Une coopérative 2030</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-06-22T13:53:54+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">22nd June 2020</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-13/" title="Transformer notre monde: Une coopérative 2030"><img width="649" height="839" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-13-French.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-13-French.png 649w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-13-French-150x194.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SDG-13-French-232x300.png 232w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>La présente note d’orientation fait partie de la série «Transformer notre monde: Une coopérative 2030» produite par le Comité pour la promotion de l’action coopérative (COPAC). A l’aide d’une série … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-13/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/peace/" rel="tag">peace</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1255" class="post-1255 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-publication-feature category-stats tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/the-guidelines-concerning-statistics-of-cooperatives/" rel="bookmark">The Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2020-01-14T15:23:29+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">14th January 2020</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-12-18T16:36:44+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">18th December 2019</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/the-guidelines-concerning-statistics-of-cooperatives/" title="The Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives"><img width="320" height="180" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Long-version.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Long-version.jpg 320w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Long-version-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Long-version-300x169.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives Adoption of the Guidelines Statistics on cooperatives are essential to quantify the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole. … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/the-guidelines-concerning-statistics-of-cooperatives/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/stats/" rel="category tag">Statistics on Cooperatives</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1219" class="post-1219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-9/" rel="bookmark">Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 9</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2019-12-18T16:45:01+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">18th December 2019</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-12-09T13:17:30+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">9th December 2019</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-9/" title="Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 9"><img width="466" height="603" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Image-SDG9.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Image-SDG9.png 466w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Image-SDG9-150x194.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Image-SDG9-232x300.png 232w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>  This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/transforming-our-world-a-cooperative-2030-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-9/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1222" class="post-1222 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-peace tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201910copac_transformbrief_sdg13-final1-pdf/" rel="bookmark">Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 13</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2019-10-16T14:05:36+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">16th October 2019</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-10-14T17:13:17+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">14th October 2019</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201910copac_transformbrief_sdg13-final1-pdf/" title="Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 13"><img width="656" height="836" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cover.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cover.png 656w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cover-150x191.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cover-235x300.png 235w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201910copac_transformbrief_sdg13-final1-pdf/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/peace/" rel="tag">peace</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1195" class="post-1195 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-peace tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201909copac_transformbrief_sdg14-pdf/" rel="bookmark">Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 14</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2019-09-24T16:25:33+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">24th September 2019</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-09-24T15:53:01+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">24th September 2019</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201909copac_transformbrief_sdg14-pdf/" title="Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 14"><img width="673" height="872" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cover.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cover.jpg 673w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cover-150x194.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Cover-232x300.jpg 232w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/httpwww-copac-coopwp-contentuploads201909copac_transformbrief_sdg14-pdf/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/peace/" rel="tag">peace</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1191" class="post-1191 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-uncategorised tag-coopsday tag-cooperatives tag-international-day-of-cooperatives tag-sdgs tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/theme-of-2019-international-day-of-cooperatives-is-cooperatives-for-decent-work/" rel="bookmark">Theme of 2019 International Day of Cooperatives is cooperatives for decent work</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2019-02-08T11:18:51+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">8th February 2019</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-02-08T06:11:56+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">8th February 2019</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>International Day of Cooperatives 2019 theme will be coops4decentwork COPAC is pleased to announce that Coops4decentwork is the theme of this year’s International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay). Work – decent … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/theme-of-2019-international-day-of-cooperatives-is-cooperatives-for-decent-work/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/uncategorised/" rel="category tag">Uncategorised</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coopsday/" rel="tag">#coopsday</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/international-day-of-cooperatives/" rel="tag">international day of cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1165" class="post-1165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-ilo tag-statistics tag-twg width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/the-international-conference-of-labour-statisticians-adopts-guidelines-on-statistics-of-cooperatives/" rel="bookmark">The International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopts guidelines on statistics of cooperatives</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-10-22T11:39:59+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">22nd October 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/the-international-conference-of-labour-statisticians-adopts-guidelines-on-statistics-of-cooperatives/" title="The International Conference of Labour Statisticians adopts guidelines on statistics of cooperatives"><img width="767" height="476" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ICLS-stats-on-coop1-x767.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ICLS-stats-on-coop1-x767.jpg 767w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ICLS-stats-on-coop1-x767-150x93.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ICLS-stats-on-coop1-x767-300x186.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 18th October 2018, the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives were adopted at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians. The delegates from across regions as well as workers’ and … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/the-international-conference-of-labour-statisticians-adopts-guidelines-on-statistics-of-cooperatives/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/ilo/" rel="tag">ilo</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/statistics/" rel="tag">statistics</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/twg/" rel="tag">twg</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1136" class="post-1136 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-coopsday tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-global-goals tag-idc tag-international-day-of-cooperatives tag-sdg12 tag-sdgs width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives/" rel="bookmark">COPAC celebrates the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2018-07-11T20:52:29+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">11th July 2018</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-07-05T20:50:59+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">5th July 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives/" title="COPAC celebrates the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives"><img width="4020" height="1991" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0273.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0273.jpg 4020w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0273-150x74.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0273-300x149.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_0273-1024x507.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 4020px) 100vw, 4020px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Want to learn more? Check out COPAC’s series of briefs Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030. On 5 July 2018, the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) welcomed … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-celebrates-the-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coopsday/" rel="tag">#coopsday</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/global-goals/" rel="tag">global goals</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/idc/" rel="tag">idc</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/international-day-of-cooperatives/" rel="tag">international day of cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdg12/" rel="tag">sdg12</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1112" class="post-1112 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-development tag-legacoop tag-sdgs tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-discusses-global-support-for-cooperatives-as-development-actors-at-legacoop-workshop/" rel="bookmark">COPAC discusses global support for cooperatives as development actors at Legacoop workshop</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-05-30T16:55:56+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">30th May 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-discusses-global-support-for-cooperatives-as-development-actors-at-legacoop-workshop/" title="COPAC discusses global support for cooperatives as development actors at Legacoop workshop"><img width="1200" height="630" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DeSlVwzXcAEzlOu.jpg-large.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DeSlVwzXcAEzlOu.jpg-large.jpeg 1200w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DeSlVwzXcAEzlOu.jpg-large-150x79.jpeg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DeSlVwzXcAEzlOu.jpg-large-300x158.jpeg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DeSlVwzXcAEzlOu.jpg-large-1024x538.jpeg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 30 May, Fran McCrae, the COPAC Coordinator, participated in the workshop “Inclusive growth in the globalization processes of developing countries: The role of cooperatives towards the SDGs”. Jointly organized … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-discusses-global-support-for-cooperatives-as-development-actors-at-legacoop-workshop/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/development/" rel="tag">development</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/legacoop/" rel="tag">legacoop</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1098" class="post-1098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-ilo tag-statistics tag-twg width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/experts-meet-to-discuss-guidelines-for-statistics-on-cooperatives/" rel="bookmark">Experts meet to discuss guidelines for statistics on cooperatives</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-04-24T19:04:43+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">24th April 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/experts-meet-to-discuss-guidelines-for-statistics-on-cooperatives/" title="Experts meet to discuss guidelines for statistics on cooperatives"><img width="640" height="449" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_0014.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_0014.jpg 640w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_0014-150x105.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/IMG_0014-300x210.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 4 April 2018, the COPAC Technical Working Group (TWG) on Cooperative Statistics held its second in-person meeting at the headquarters of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in order to … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/experts-meet-to-discuss-guidelines-for-statistics-on-cooperatives/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/ilo/" rel="tag">ilo</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/statistics/" rel="tag">statistics</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/twg/" rel="tag">twg</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1088" class="post-1088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-idc tag-international-day tag-sdgs tag-sustainability width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-slogan-selected-in-first-ever-public-campaign/" rel="bookmark">2018 International Day of Cooperatives slogan selected in first ever public campaign</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2018-04-10T22:05:29+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">10th April 2018</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-02-09T22:04:10+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">9th February 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-slogan-selected-in-first-ever-public-campaign/" title="2018 International Day of Cooperatives slogan selected in first ever public campaign"><img width="358" height="268" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IDC-Logo.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IDC-Logo.png 358w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IDC-Logo-150x112.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IDC-Logo-300x225.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>COPAC is pleased to announced that “Sustainable societies through cooperation” is the slogan for the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC). The slogan was selected by cooperators from around the … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-slogan-selected-in-first-ever-public-campaign/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/idc/" rel="tag">idc</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/international-day/" rel="tag">international day</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1043" class="post-1043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-poverty tag-sdgs tag-sustainable-development tag-united-nations width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-shares-with-un-ambassadors-how-cooperatives-end-poverty/" rel="bookmark">COPAC shares with UN ambassadors how cooperatives end poverty</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-02-01T22:28:55+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">1st February 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-shares-with-un-ambassadors-how-cooperatives-end-poverty/" title="COPAC shares with UN ambassadors how cooperatives end poverty"><img width="453" height="269" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-5.16.00-PM.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-5.16.00-PM.png 453w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-5.16.00-PM-150x89.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-5.16.00-PM-300x178.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In a high-level luncheon at the United Nations in New York, more than 40 guests representing COPAC member organizations, Member States, UN agencies and cooperatives met to discuss the ways in which … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-shares-with-un-ambassadors-how-cooperatives-end-poverty/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/poverty/" rel="tag">poverty</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/united-nations/" rel="tag">united nations</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1032" class="post-1032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-international-day tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-consumption-and-production tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/theme-of-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-is-sustainable-consumption-and-production/" rel="bookmark">Theme of 2018 International Day of Cooperatives is sustainable consumption and production</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-02-01T11:24:45+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">1st February 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/theme-of-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-is-sustainable-consumption-and-production/" title="Theme of 2018 International Day of Cooperatives is sustainable consumption and production"><img width="570" height="403" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-6.23.06-AM.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-6.23.06-AM.png 570w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-6.23.06-AM-150x106.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Screen-Shot-2018-02-01-at-6.23.06-AM-300x212.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The theme for the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is sustainable consumption and production, creating an opportunity for cooperatives to show how they run successful businesses while respecting our … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/theme-of-2018-international-day-of-cooperatives-is-sustainable-consumption-and-production/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/international-day/" rel="tag">international day</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-consumption-and-production/" rel="tag">sustainable consumption and production</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1026" class="post-1026 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-csocd tag-poverty tag-sdgs tag-social-development tag-sustainable-development tag-un tag-united-nations width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-to-share-cooperative-contributions-to-eradicating-poverty-with-un-ambassadors/" rel="bookmark">COPAC to share cooperative contributions to eradicating poverty with UN ambassadors</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-01-24T18:26:49+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">24th January 2018</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-to-share-cooperative-contributions-to-eradicating-poverty-with-un-ambassadors/" title="COPAC to share cooperative contributions to eradicating poverty with UN ambassadors"><img width="1047" height="420" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-24-at-1.24.52-PM.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-24-at-1.24.52-PM.png 1047w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-24-at-1.24.52-PM-150x60.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-24-at-1.24.52-PM-300x120.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-24-at-1.24.52-PM-1024x411.png 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1047px) 100vw, 1047px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 1st February 2018, the members of COPAC will raise awareness about how cooperatives help eradicate poverty, during a high-level lunch for ambassadors at the United Nations. The event, “Cooperatives: Developing … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-to-share-cooperative-contributions-to-eradicating-poverty-with-un-ambassadors/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/csocd/" rel="tag">csocd</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/poverty/" rel="tag">poverty</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/social-development/" rel="tag">social development</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/un/" rel="tag">un</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/united-nations/" rel="tag">united nations</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-996" class="post-996 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-highlights-progress-on-improved-cooperative-statistics-at-global-conference/" rel="bookmark">COPAC highlights progress on improved cooperative statistics at Global Conference</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2017-11-29T18:18:58+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">29th November 2017</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-11-17T04:17:43+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">17th November 2017</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-highlights-progress-on-improved-cooperative-statistics-at-global-conference/" title="COPAC highlights progress on improved cooperative statistics at Global Conference"><img width="640" height="424" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/26701104669_1884f3efcb_z.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/26701104669_1884f3efcb_z.jpg 640w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/26701104669_1884f3efcb_z-150x99.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/26701104669_1884f3efcb_z-300x199.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 16 November 2017, key members of COPAC’s technical working group on cooperative statistics presented the ongoing work to improve the quality and accessibility of data on cooperative enterprises at … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-highlights-progress-on-improved-cooperative-statistics-at-global-conference/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-914" class="post-914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/international-day-of-cooperatives-copac-shares-with-un-how-cooperatives-drive-inclusive-development/" rel="bookmark">International Day of Cooperatives: COPAC shares with UN how cooperatives drive inclusive development</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-07-17T16:58:29+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">17th July 2017</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/international-day-of-cooperatives-copac-shares-with-un-how-cooperatives-drive-inclusive-development/" title="International Day of Cooperatives: COPAC shares with UN how cooperatives drive inclusive development"><img width="2868" height="1282" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5248.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5248.jpg 2868w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5248-150x67.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5248-300x134.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_5248-1024x458.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2868px) 100vw, 2868px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>On 14 July 2017, COPAC celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations in New York during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the central platform for the … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/international-day-of-cooperatives-copac-shares-with-un-how-cooperatives-drive-inclusive-development/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-887" class="post-887 post type-post status-publish format-standard sticky hentry category-uncategorised width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-premieres-cooperatives-ensure-no-one-is-left-behind/" rel="bookmark">COPAC premieres ‘Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind’</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-06-30T00:00:04+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">30th June 2017</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Happy International Day of Cooperatives! In celebration of cooperatives as drivers of inclusive development, COPAC is proud to present the video Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind. Enjoy!</p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/uncategorised/" rel="category tag">Uncategorised</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-890" class="post-890 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news tag-statistics width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-technical-working-group-meets-to-discuss-path-towards-improved-cooperative-statistics/" rel="bookmark">COPAC technical working group meets to discuss path towards improved cooperative statistics</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2017-07-03T15:17:25+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">3rd July 2017</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-05-13T21:23:02+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">13th May 2017</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-technical-working-group-meets-to-discuss-path-towards-improved-cooperative-statistics/" title="COPAC technical working group meets to discuss path towards improved cooperative statistics"><img width="908" height="696" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Picture001.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Meeting participants" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Picture001.png 908w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Picture001-150x115.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Picture001-300x230.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The COPAC Technical Working Group on Cooperative Statistics convened its first meeting at ILO Headquarters in Geneva on 11-12 May 2017. The main purpose of the TWG meeting was to … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-technical-working-group-meets-to-discuss-path-towards-improved-cooperative-statistics/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/statistics/" rel="tag">statistics</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-883" class="post-883 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-commits-to-continued-collaboration-welcomes-ilo-as-new-chair/" rel="bookmark">COPAC commits to continued collaboration, welcomes ILO as new Chair</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-04-12T23:45:22+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">12th April 2017</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-commits-to-continued-collaboration-welcomes-ilo-as-new-chair/" title="COPAC commits to continued collaboration, welcomes ILO as new Chair"><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/38809779.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/38809779.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/38809779-150x100.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/38809779-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In its 76th Annual Board meeting on 29 March in Geneva, the members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) re-committed to continued collaboration on promoting … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-commits-to-continued-collaboration-welcomes-ilo-as-new-chair/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-714" class="post-714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky hentry category-news width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/photo-exhibition-showcases-power-of-cooperatives/" rel="bookmark">Photo exhibition showcases power of cooperatives</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2016-10-17T19:41:17+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">17th October 2016</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-07-05T18:11:02+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">5th July 2016</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/fran_mccrae/" title="View all posts by Fran McCrae" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Fran McCrae</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/photo-exhibition-showcases-power-of-cooperatives/" title="Photo exhibition showcases power of cooperatives"><img width="659" height="668" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/COPAC_PhotoExpo_Cover.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/COPAC_PhotoExpo_Cover.png 659w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/COPAC_PhotoExpo_Cover-150x152.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/COPAC_PhotoExpo_Cover-296x300.png 296w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/COPAC_PhotoExpo_Cover-45x45.png 45w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The COPAC photo exhibition, “Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future”, is on display at UN headquarters in New York City until 20 July. The ten photos in … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/photo-exhibition-showcases-power-of-cooperatives/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1410" class="post-1410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/building-a-better-world-together-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-5-iyc2025-policy-brief/" rel="bookmark">IYC 2025 Series: Building a Better World Together – Cooperative Contributions to SDG 5</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-31T16:07:34+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">31st March 2025</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-03-31T13:18:00+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">31st March 2025</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/building-a-better-world-together-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-5-iyc2025-policy-brief/" title="IYC 2025 Series: Building a Better World Together – Cooperative Contributions to SDG 5"><img width="758" height="1068" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-7.09.56-PM.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-7.09.56-PM.png 758w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-7.09.56-PM-213x300.png 213w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-7.09.56-PM-727x1024.png 727w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screenshot-2025-03-31-at-7.09.56-PM-150x211.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives to showcase how cooperatives … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/building-a-better-world-together-cooperative-contributions-to-sdg-5-iyc2025-policy-brief/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/copac-studies/" rel="category tag">Copac Studies</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/publication-feature/" rel="category tag">publication feature</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1618" class="post-1618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-copac-studies category-publication-feature tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/new-copac-brief-cooperatives-as-engines-of-social-justice/" rel="bookmark">Knowledge Brief: Cooperatives as Engines of Social Justice</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2025-03-31T13:06:22+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">31st March 2025</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-20T11:33:17+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">20th February 2025</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/new-copac-brief-cooperatives-as-engines-of-social-justice/" title="Knowledge Brief: Cooperatives as Engines of Social Justice"><img width="1280" height="1272" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM.jpeg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM.jpeg 1280w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-300x298.jpeg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-1024x1018.jpeg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-150x149.jpeg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-768x763.jpeg 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-45x45.jpeg 45w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-20-at-7.40.06-PM-60x60.jpeg 60w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>In celebration of World Social Justice Day and building on the COPAC Multi-Stakeholder Panel held last week at CSOCD63, this new COPAC IYC brief explores how the cooperative model fosters … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/new-copac-brief-cooperatives-as-engines-of-social-justice/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a 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<div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/un-launches-the-official-logo-for-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/" rel="bookmark">UN launches official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives 2025</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-12T04:02:25+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">12th December 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-21T15:38:02+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">21st October 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/un-launches-the-official-logo-for-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/" title="UN launches official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives 2025"><img width="1874" height="798" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline.png 1874w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline-300x128.png 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline-1024x436.png 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline-150x64.png 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline-768x327.png 768w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IYC_2025_logo_Horizontal_E-w-tagline-1536x654.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The United Nations Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is proud to announce the launch of the official logo for the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025). The … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/un-launches-the-official-logo-for-the-international-year-of-cooperatives-2025/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/iyc2025/" rel="tag">iyc2025</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1519" class="post-1519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/official-launch-of-iyc-2025-to-be-held-in-new-delhi/" rel="bookmark">Official launch of the UN International Year of Cooperatives to be held in New Delhi</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-12-12T04:02:35+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">12th December 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-09T09:36:18+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">9th October 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/official-launch-of-iyc-2025-to-be-held-in-new-delhi/" title="Official launch of the UN International Year of Cooperatives to be held in New Delhi"><img width="1500" height="450" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1.jpg 1500w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1-150x45.jpg 150w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/iyuj2fqfyco3xcfj-1-768x230.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></a> </div> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>The 2024 Global Cooperative Conference takes place on 25-30 November 2024 at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India and will be the offical launch of the United Nations International Year … <a class="read-more" href="https://www.copac.coop/official-launch-of-iyc-2025-to-be-held-in-new-delhi/">Read more…</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta" aria-label="Entry meta"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/cooperatives/" rel="tag">cooperatives</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/coops/" rel="tag">coops</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sdgs/" rel="tag">sdgs</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">sustainability</a>, <a href="https://www.copac.coop/tag/sustainable-development/" rel="tag">sustainable development</a></span> </footer> </div> </article> <article id="post-1499" class="post-1499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-cooperatives tag-coops tag-sdgs tag-sustainability tag-sustainable-development width2 masonry-post" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header" aria-label="Content"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-hosts-online-side-event-at-un-summit-of-the-future/" rel="bookmark">COPAC Hosts Online Side Event at UN Summit of the Future</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-25T03:49:00+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">25th September 2024</time><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-20T08:56:27+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">20th September 2024</time></span> <span class="byline">by <span class="author vcard" itemprop="author" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" itemscope><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.copac.coop/author/mattiemilliken/" title="View all posts by Mattie Milliken" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="author-name" itemprop="name">Mattie Milliken</span></a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="post-image"> <a href="https://www.copac.coop/copac-hosts-online-side-event-at-un-summit-of-the-future/" title="COPAC Hosts Online Side Event at UN Summit of the Future"><img width="1600" height="900" src="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC.png 1600w, https://www.copac.coop/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/COPAC-300x169.png 300w, 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