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In September 2015, world leaders approved during the United Nations General Assembly the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will be the cornerstone of all policy for years to come.
The Agenda includes several mentions to co-operatives as diverse private sector actors to achieve the SDGs, creating an opportunity for the co-operative movement to demonstrate its contributions and commitment to engage. Co-operatives were similarly mentioned in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.
Sustainable development is at the very core of co-operative enterprises. Based on ethical values and principles, the co-operative model of business serves to meet the needs and aspirations of people in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way.
Now that implementation of the 2030 Agenda is underway, the Alliance is developing the Co-ops for 2030 campaign, which will educate co-operatives about the SDGs, suggest ways for co-operatives to contribute to them and engage co-operatives to make SDG pledges and track their progress.
Co-ops for 2030 will launch on 2nd July, the 2016 International Day of Co-operatives.