On July 1, cooperatives from all around the world will celebrate the 101th International Day of Cooperatives. United by the slogan “Cooperatives for Sustainable Development,” the emphasis day will show how cooperative businesses around the world—inspired by their shared values and principles—are hardwired to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

An urgent call to action, the 17 SDGs range from gender equity and reduced inequity to climate action and affordable clean energy—goals cooperatives tackle every day.

“Cooperatives have a model that focuses on people and planet, and have been demonstrating it for more than 200 years,” said Ariel Guarco, President of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), which leads #CoopsDay celebrations.

Webinar: Demystifying lending to shared equity housing models

This week on Everything Co-op: Pat Thornton, Justin Franks and Rob McClinton interview Hall of Famer Vernon Oakes

Three ways you can celebrate International Day of Cooperatives on Saturday

1. Print the #CoopsDay poster, take a photo holding it and email the photo to media@ica.coop to be included in the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)’s #CoopsDay promotion.
2. Share how your co-op is contributing to sustainable development in a post on social media. Be sure to use the hashtags #CoopsDay and #coops4sdgs.
3. Host a #CoopsDay event. Email the name of your co-op, its location and a description of your event to media@ica.coop to be added to the #CoopsDay event map.

Learn more about #CoopsDay