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International Day of Cooperatives 2023
PromoCoop joins the wider cooperative movement in celebration of the 101st International Day of Cooperatives on July 1st, 2023, on the topic of "Cooperatives for Sustainable Development".
For more than a century, cooperatives have demonstrated that their entrepreneurial model leads to concrete sustainable solutions and have been at the forefront of many of the achievements that we, as a society, presently take for granted. The cooperative model, with its people-centered and values-based approach, is well placed to contribute significantly to the solution of today’s biggest global sustainability challenges.
Cooperatives need to be conscious, though, that achieving significant results in terms of sustainability takes deliberate strategies. PromoCoop urges those cooperatives that have not done so yet, to establish a strategic plan to address medium- and long-term sustainability issues.
Beyond their economic activity, cooperatives can also serve as community enablers and motivators for other people and organizations to address sustainability issues. The complex and difficult sustainability challenges of our world cannot be addressed alone, they require strong partnerships and individual actions to fundamentally change the paradigm of current societies. Cooperatives should reach out to inform, educate, and partner with their members and the wider community to address sustainability issues.
NOTE: The views and opinions expressed in these articles are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect the views of PromoCoop and its partners.
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