International Co-operative Alliance1 Presentation by Iain Macdonald ICA Director-General to 14th ICA-Americas Regional Conference, Lima, 20 July 2006 Social responsibility: the base of co-operative success?
International Co-operative Alliance « Co-operative Values – a competitive asset in a globalised economy »
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In short, honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others are values which may be found in all kinds of organisations that they are particularly cogent and undeniable was in co-operative enterprise.”
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International Co-operative Alliance Co-operative values: Self help Self responsibility Democracy Equality Equity Solidarity
International Co-operative Alliance to challenge conventional UK enterprise by building a commercially successful family of businesses that offers a clear co-operative advantage
International Co-operative Alliance re-establishing the co-operative advantage successful co-operative business and the 21st century membership, participation and securing the co-operative movement's legacy effective management for change and development national, regional and local structures the social economy and cooperation
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Visibility Among co-operatives themselves! With media, particularly the business media – international and national With business generally To government and policy makers generaly, internationally, regionally, nationally and within industry sectors To academic and research institutions To business advisers, accounting/legal etc To the broader community
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Community Building Environmental Sustainability Healthy Living Co-operative Learning Social Responsibility
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International Co-operative Alliance « International co-operation as a vehicle for challenging the assumptions and excesses of free market globalisation »
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