Welcome to 2025: The United Nations International Year of Cooperatives! We kicked off the International Year of Cooperatives with a powerful celebration during the #ICANewDelhi2024. Now, 2025 is an opportunity to continue this celebration and amplify the impact of cooperatives around the world. Together, we’ll communicate how cooperatives build prosperity, inclusion, and sustainability for all. Visit www.2025.coop to join the celebrations, enter your events, apply for the #IYC2025 logo, share your pride, and explore how you can contribute to this global movement. What’s your vision for the cooperative movement in 2025? Share your thoughts below! #IYC2025 #CoopsYear #CoopsBuildABetterWorld United Nations ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy ICA Asia and Pacific Cooperatives Europe International Cooperative Alliance - Africa Cooperativas de las Américas
International Cooperative Alliance
Non-profit Organizations
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Cooperative enterprises build a better world
About us
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation established in 1895 to unite, represent and serve cooperatives worldwide. It provides a global voice and forum for knowledge, expertise and co-ordinated action for and about cooperatives. The ICA’s members are international and national cooperative organisations from all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, banking, consumer, fisheries, health, housing, insurance, and workers. They come from one hundred countries, representing one billion individuals worldwide. The cooperative movement operates a central office in Brussels and four regional offices for Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. The ICA structure also has sectoral organisations for cooperatives active in agriculture, industry and services, consumer-retail, banking, fisheries, health, housing and insurance. The International Cooperative Alliance is the custodian of the cooperative values and principles and makes the case for the distinctive values-based economic cooperative business model which also provides individuals and communities with an instrument of self-help and influence of their development. The ICA advocates the interests and success of cooperatives, disseminates best practices and know-how, strengthens their capacity building and monitors their and progress over time.
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http://www.ica.coop
External link for International Cooperative Alliance
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 11-50 employees
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- Brussels, Brussels
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- 1895
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- Ensure supportive legal frameworks for co-operative growth, Promoting the co-operative principles, Building co-operative message and securing co-operative identity, and Position co-operatives as builders of sustainability
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Because nothing says true love like shared ownership, collective action, and community building. #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear
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Join us online today: Multi-stakeholder Forum at United Nations New York Part of the UN’s 63rd Commission for Social Development (CSocD63), this forum focuses on the theme “Promoting solidarity and social cohesion through cooperatives, the social & solidarity economy as a path for achieving the SDGs.” Learn how cooperatives are driving social resilience and development and advancing the commitments of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 🗓️ February 13, 15:00 – 16:30 EDT; 21:00-22:30 CET 📍 Virtual Event – Watch live: https://lnkd.in/gWjbJ4NU #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear ICA Asia and Pacific National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) International Cooperative Alliance - Africa Cooperatives Europe Cooperativas de las Américas Co-op News Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC)
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Cooperative leaders joined in Brussels this week to move forward together the 2030 ICA Global Strategy. 👀 ICA Director General Jeroen Douglas views 👇 #WeAreCoops
Yesterday and today, regions, sectors and thematic team leaders from all around the globe were to discuss in Brussels our 2030 ICA Global Strategy. Grasping the momentum of the International Year of Cooperatives, and aware of the final 5 years sprint on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, this very group created valuable insights and comments on a charcoal version of the strategy to ensure adequate priority setting towards the final version. Our Alpha remains the Statement of Cooperative Identity - the indivisible whole of values and principles that make the uniqueness of the cooperative (and mutual) enterprise; and our Omega is to create a greater share of cooperatives and mutuals of the global economy and ensure we remain a force for good to all the 1,1 billion members (and growing). We expect to launch our 2030 Strategy in the fall of this year, also linking it to the 2nd UN World Summit of Social Development, November, Doha, Qatar.
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Cooperative storytellers are finding better ways to tell our stories In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, cooperative communicators from across Asia-Pacific gathered to level up their skills and strategies in digital storytelling, branding, and communication. The goal? To create stronger narratives that elevate coop visibility and align their strategies for the 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives. Takeaways from this insightful two-day workshop: 📌 Tools for building cohesive online identities and the importance of using the coop marque and a dotcoop domain 📌 Expert sessions on storytelling, emerging media, and engagement strategies 📌 The Digital Footprint Challenge to refine cooperative digital presence Participants walked away with tailored communication toolkits and fresh strategies to amplify cooperative impact. The world is ready to hear cooperative stories—let’s tell them better! Read the full article by Co-op News. #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific International Cooperative Alliance - Africa Cooperatives Europe Cooperativas de las Américas DotCooperation
ICA-AP holds digital storytelling and branding training in Malaysia
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The #IYC2025 Communications & Media Kit is here! This kit is your go-to resource for elevating your communications during the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives. It includes: ✅ Overview of communication tools ✅ Best practices for branding & messaging ✅ Tips to amplify your initiatives Access the media kit here bit.ly/4hOGIcg and learn more about upcoming events at 2025.coop #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) International Cooperative Alliance - Africa International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific Cooperatives Europe Cooperativas de las Américas United Nations Co-op News DotCooperation
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What a way to launch the 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives! On January 31, over 5,000 Filipino cooperators gathered at Quezon Memorial Circle for a spectacular launch event that perfectly embodied this year’s theme, “Cooperatives Build a Better World.” From parades and cultural performances to heartfelt speeches and a stunning fireworks display, the launch showed the strength of the Filipino cooperative movement. The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Quezon City Local Government, and the Philippine cooperative sector came together to host this celebration of unity and cooperation. Cheers to our Filipino cooperators for showing us how to launch the IYC in style. The "C" truly stands for cooperation and celebration! #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear
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February is getting busier for cooperatives – Here’s what’s happening. As we move further into the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025, key global and regional events are taking place. Upcoming events: 🔹 Feb 13 – Multi-stakeholder Forum on Promoting Solidarity and Social Cohesion through Cooperatives, the Social and Solidarity Economy as a path for achieving the SDGs | A UN-led discussion on the role of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs. Experts will explore legal frameworks, data collection, and policymaking to strengthen the sector. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eaNM4HbQ 🔹 Feb 19 – Asia-Pacific IYC 2025 Kick-Off | Hosted by ICA Asia-Pacific, this hybrid event in Tokyo will bring together leaders to discuss how the region can maximize IYC 2025’s impact. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ed7GECMv 🔹 Feb 20 – IYC 2025 Americas Launch | Cooperatives of the Americas, INACOOP Uruguay, and ICA President Dr. Ariel Guarco will officially launch the Regional Agenda for IYC 2025. The event will feature the official launch the regional agenda for IYC 2025 in Punta del Este. Featuring special guests, such as ICA Presidest Dr. Ariel Guarco, and also a tribute to Graciela Fernández! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e-qpbqyr Why does this matter? These events are not just celebrations—they are opportunities for cooperatives to influence global policies, collaborate across regions, and show their impact. Whether you attend in person or online, your voice is part of this movement. 🔗 Stay connected and join the conversations: www.2025.coop #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear
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One month into 2025—what has happened so far? The 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives is in full swing! In just a month, cooperatives worldwide have been hosting events, launching initiatives, and driving impact like never before. The rest of 2025 is packed with opportunities to showcase, celebrate, and strengthen our movement. How to get involved? 📅 Add your events – Let the world know what your coop is doing for IYC 2025! Submit your events on www.2025.coop. 🎨 Apply to use the IYC 2025 logo – Show your support! Request official branding for your events and materials on www.2025.coop. 📸 Share your stories – Post about your cooperative’s events and tag us using #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear to get featured. Better yet, submit your story to stories.coop, and let the world know how you are building a better world. What’s your coop’s big plan for 2025? Let us know in the comments? ⬇️
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Cooperative and mutual leaders from across the globe join efforts with the International Cooperative Alliance to expand the cooperative and mutuals market share as part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and beyond! The first meeting of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle (#CM50) concluded with a shared commitment to work collectively to amplify the visibility, impact, and influence of cooperatives and mutuals, ensuring the cooperative business model is recognized as a key force in shaping a more just and inclusive global economy. 💡 Leveraging the #IYC2025, the CM50 first aim is to present a Charter and a Commitment Plan during the Second UN World Summit of Social Development #WSSD2 to be held from 4 to 6 November, in Doha, Qatar. “The turnout on the first gathering exceeded my expectations, with leaders from over 20 countries expressing the joint urgency to show their collective strength in a world that is rapidly losing its moral compass. CM50 can be our own Davos, as a response to the global oligarchy of the super wealthy that threatens democracy, peace and economic inclusion. This is the time to show the world that another model is possible.- a model that deserves a larger share of the global economy. The ICA is proud to host CM50.” Jeroen Douglas - Director-General of the ICA. 👀 https://lnkd.in/eYeuKv8K
CM50 a new global network of cooperative and mutual leaders | ICA
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