What is the International Year of Co-operatives?
The International Year of Co-operatives, or IYC, celebrates a different way of doing business, one focused on human need not human greed, where the members (who own and govern the business) collectively enjoy the benefits instead of all profits going just to shareholders.
Having an International Year of Co-operatives provides an opportunity to captivate the attention of national governments, the business community and, most importantly, the general public on the advantages provided by the co-operative model.
As the global voice of co-operatives The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) is seeking to leverage the International Year to raise the public awareness of co-operatives worldwide.
ICA President Pauline Green on Fundraising Appeal.
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The ICA will launch the official website for the International Year in September 2011. The site’s address will be www.2012.coop. Please visit it regularly as we count down to 2012.
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