Call for Photos: International Day of Cooperatives
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…
International Day of Cooperatives: The power to act for a sustainable future
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…
Fiona Duguid: Gender and Cooperatives, Nov 2015, Antalya, Turkey
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 presents first findings of research on gender in cooperatives
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…
CFS 42: Cooperatives as active agents of change
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…
Tamara Vrooman: IDC 2015 at the UN, 8th July 2015, New York
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: IDC 2015 at the UN, 8th July 2015, New York
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 Weber: IDC 2015 at the UN, 8th July 2015, New York
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…
Statement: COPAC on the 2015 International Day of Cooperatives
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…
Policy Brief: Cooperatives, Women and Gender Equality
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…
Choose cooperatives, choose equality: Paths to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
“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…
COPAC to host celebration of International Day of Cooperatives on 8 July 2015
To celebrate the 2015 International Day of Cooperatives, COPAC will host an event on 8 July 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York under the theme “Choose cooperatives, choose … Read more…
ICA appointed chair of COPAC
During the 74th Annual Board Meeting of COPAC in New York, members appointed the International Co-operative Alliance as the next chair of the partnership, for a term of two years. … Read more…
COPAC selects equality as theme for International Day of Cooperatives
The members of COPAC have selected equality as the theme for the 2015 International Day of Cooperatives, to be celebrated on 4 July 2015, with an accompanying slogan of “Choose … Read more…
Open Forum: Fair Trade and Cooperatives
Report of the COPAC Open Forum. (Berlin, Germany) 21 January 2005 Download pdf Full presentations from the forum Full text of study pdf (finalised 23 February 2005) Opening Iain Macdonald, … Read more…
Successful Models in Cooperative Development in East and Central Europe
Report of the COPAC Open Forum 1999 (Berlin, Germany) Download pdf
Strategic Alliances: Cooperatives, farmers’ and rural workers’ organizations
Commissioned by COPAC to contribute to work of the ACC Network on Rural Development and Food Security at both international and national level in its follow-up to the recommendation of … Read more…
UN recognises inputs of COPAC to Secretary-General’s report on post-2015
Amina J. Mohammed, Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning, thanked COPAC for its inputs to the Secretary-General’s synthesis report on the Post-2015 Agenda. In her letter, … Read more…
Guidelines for Cooperative Legislation
This new third edition has been produced to incorporate more new developments that impact how cooperative law is being developed. These new developments are multiple and include a general trend … Read more…
Cooperatives and the Millennium Development Goals
by Johnston Birchall Joint ILO and COPAC publication, 2004 Download pdf