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The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is a non-governmental cooperative organization founded in 1895 to unite, represent and serve cooperatives worldwide. The ICA is the custodian of the internationally recognised definition, values and principles of a cooperative in the ICA Statement on the Cooperative Identity.
The original Rochdale Principles were officially adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in 1937 as the Rochdale Principles of Co-operation. Updated versions of the principles were adopted by the ICA in 1966 as the Co-operative Principles and in 1995 as part of the Statement on the Co-operative Identity. [1]
CICOPA (International Organisation of Cooperatives in Industry and Services) [2] is a branch of the International Cooperative Alliance. Founded in 1947, [3] CICOPA has a membership of 46 national and regional cooperative federations or support organizations. CICOPA is active in 30 countries, promoting worker cooperatives, social cooperatives ...
Cooperatives Europe is the European regional office of the International Co-operative Alliance and acts for cooperative enterprises in Europe. Representing 83 member organisations from 33 European countries, [1] across all business sectors (data from 2014). Cooperatives Europe promotes the cooperative business model in Europe and advocates for ...
Ariel Guarco was recently elected as President of the International Cooperative Alliance, and is a cooperative leader that has undertaken a cooperative movement development process in his country and has built strong bonds with the rest of the cooperative movement in the American continent by becoming Cooperatives of the Americas’ Board ...
It officially launched on 31 October 2011 with the theme "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World". [3] United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was invited to speak at the November 2011 summit of the International Co-operative Alliance to celebrate the designation.
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At the age of 30, Palmer was appointed Cashier and Financial Adviser of the Co-operative Union, the trade body of the consumer co-operative movement. In 1929 he became the body's general secretary. He continued in the role until 1947. He also became President of the International Co-operative Alliance.