The Sustainable Development Goals are to achieve 3 extraordinary things: end extreme poverty, fight inequality, fix climate change - over the next 15 years.
Co-operatives have a unique role to play in realising the Goals, as they contribute to
sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental responsibility.
The slogan for the 2016 International Day of Co-operatives is ‘Co-operatives: The power to act for a sustainable future’. The slogan was chosen to emphasize the co-operative contribution to the United Nations' Sustainable Development goals, or SDGs.
Co-operatives are important partners to achieve the SDGs, because they foster democracy, practice social inclusion and operate with concern for the environment, all while having a significant economic impact on the world economy. On July 2, the 2016 International Day of Co-operatives, we commit our support to the SDGs!
The Alliance calls on co-operators worldwide to celebrate the 2016 Day by showing how the co-operative principles and values act in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. Tell co-ops in your area about the Day!
