The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) is a multi-stakeholder partnership of global public and private institutions that champions and supports people-centred and self-sustaining cooperative enterprises as leaders in sustainable development. Learn more about our members and our work.
Themes “Driving global recovery through cooperative enterprise” “Impulsando la recuperación global a través de las cooperativas” “Mener la reprise globale au travers de l’entreprise coopérative” Messages from members Message from … Read more…
Theme “Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise” “Lucha contra el cambio climático a través de las cooperativas” “Lutter contre le changement climatique à travers l’entreprise coopérative” Messages from members Message … Read more…
Theme “Cooperative Values and Principles for Corporate Social Responsibility” “Los principios y valores cooperativos para la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial” “Valeurs et principes coopératifs en faveur de la responsabilité sociale des … Read more…
Theme “Peace-building through Cooperatives” “Consolider la paix grâce aux coopératives” “Construir la Paz a través de las Cooperativas” Messages from members Message from the United Nations Secretary-General in English, French, … Read more…
Theme “Microfinance is OUR business! Cooperating out of poverty” “La microfinance est NOTRE affaire – Coopérons pour lutter contre la pauvreté” “Las Micro-finanzas son parte de nuestra actividad empresarial: Cooperando … Read more…
On 11 July 2016, high-level representatives of government, the United Nations, cooperatives, civil society, and the COPAC membership convened at the UN to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives. More … Read more…
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 … Read more…
COPAC will co-host the UN observance of the 2016 International Day of Cooperatives on 11 July 2016 from 1:15pm to 2:30pm at UN headquarters in New York, during the High-Level Political … Read more…
Reliable and quality statistical data are essential in order to fully understand the scope of the cooperative movement in the world and the economic, social, and environmental impacts of cooperative enterprises … Read more…
In celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives, COPAC will host a photo exhibition at United Nations headquarters in New York from 4-20 July 2016. The theme of the exhibition … Read more…
COPAC is pleased to announce that the slogan for the 2016 International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is ‘Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future’. The slogan coincides with … Read more…
This presentation was made by Dr Fiona Duguid at the ILO/Alliance World of Work Conference and at the International Co-operative Alliance’s Global Conference in Antalya, Turkey in November 2015. Dr … Read more…
COPAC revealed the preliminary findings of its research work on women’s empowerment and gender equality in cooperatives at two global conferences in Antalya, Turkey in November 2015. Dr Fiona Duguid, … Read more…
How exactly can agriculture cooperatives and producer organisations contribute to global food security and increased nutrition in the context of the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals? What do cooperatives need … Read more…
Representing the International Co-operative Alliance, Tamara Vrooman, CEO of Vancity in Canada, moderated the event “Choose cooperatives, choose equality: Paths to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, which took place at … Read more…
Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the United Nations, gave a statement on the occasion of the event “Choose cooperatives, choose equality: Paths to achieving the Sustainable … Read more…
Dr Nadya presented the policy brief Cooperatives, Women and Gender Equality during the International Day of Cooperatives event at the UN on 8th July 2015, “Choose cooperatives, choose equality: Paths … Read more…
COPAC members issued a joint statement to commemorate the International Day of Cooperatives and its 2015 theme of equality. The slogan of the 2015 International Day of Cooperatives is “Choose … Read more…
The 2015 International Day of Cooperatives theme was equality, with the slogan “Choose cooperatives, choose equality”. To highlight the contributions of cooperatives to equality, COPAC prepared a policy brief outlining … Read more…
“Many of the global challenges we’re facing derive from a business model that puts financial return ahead of human need—that values short-term gain over long-term sustainability. That’s why the cooperative model … Read more…