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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
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 … Read more…
At the Committee on World Food Security, taking place in Rome on 17-21 October, COPAC will host a side event on the topic “Cooperatives: Promoting inclusive rural-urban linkages for sustainable food … 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…
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…