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Founded in 1895, we unite, represent & serve the 3 million #cooperative enterprises 🌎🌍🌏 and its more than 1 billion #coop members.
Brussels, Belgium
Joined June 2009
Welcome to 2025: The @UN International Year of Cooperatives!. We kicked off at #ICANewDelhi2024, and now it’s time to amplify cooperatives' global impact. Join the celebrations: #IYC2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld
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@UN Read more: @ICA_AFRICA1 @ICAAPAC @CoopAmericas @CoopsEurope @coopnews @CopacCoop @ArielGuarco @antonioguterres @UN.
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The 2025 United Nations Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development (A/80/168) sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen the role of cooperati...
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✅ Coop Pop Quiz – ICA130 Edition.Question #3. ❓ In 1995, a principle was added to the six that had guided cooperatives since the 1966 version. Which principle was it?. #CoopPopQuiz #ICA130 #CoopsYear #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld.
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🌍 In July, cooperatives gained high-level exposure at the @UN from #CoopsDay at UNHQ to dedicated #HLPF sessions, a Ministerial Declaration, and India’s special event. Read more 👉
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July saw the global cooperative movement engage in several events at the UN headquarters in New York, USA.
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Equal opportunity, decent work, dignity & justice. ✨. These are just some ways to define social progress. How would you define it? Share your thoughts in this survey by @UNDESASocial 👉.
📢 What does social progress mean to you?.🟠 A world with equal opportunity.🔵 Decent work for all.🟡 Dignity and justice. 💬 Share your vision. Take the 1-minute survey ➡️ #SocialSummit2025
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Today, as we mark ICA’s 130th anniversary, these symbols remind us of our shared history as a movement. #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CoopStory #CoopHistory #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld.
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RT @PardonMyTake: Tuesday night max woke Big Cat up with a flashlight at 2am because he thought we were going to get sued. @forthepeople ht….
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The ICA has also developed a global cooperative identity brand suite that all cooperatives can align with and which differentiates us from other forms of business.
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🌍 2013: The Coop Marque. The @UN ’ support for the first International Year of Cooperatives in 2012 galvanized the global movement across every region and every sector uniting cooperatives behind a single logo and tagline. The current version now is a plum coop marque.
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🕊️ 2001: A rainbow with doves of peace. This design carries the ICA logo, first designed for the ICA Centennial Congress in Manchester in 1995. It depicts doves of peace emerging from a rainbow, and represents the diversity of the ICA’s membership.
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🌈 1925: The rainbow flag. French cooperator Professor Charles Gide suggested using the seven colours of the rainbow for the flag. He pointed out that the rainbow symbolised unity in diversity and the power of light, enlightenment and progress.
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Did you know? The ICA has carried its story through its flags and symbols for 100 years!. A 🧵
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✅ Coop Pop Quiz – ICA130 Edition .Q#2. The ICA is organised with 4 Regional Offices around the world: Africa (Kenya), Americas (Costa Rica) & Asia-Pacific (India). ❓Where is the Regional Office for Europe located?. #CoopPopQuiz #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld.
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✅ Coop Pop Quiz – ICA130 Edition .Q#1. The ICA is also organised with sectoral organisations that help #cooperatives in specific industries with resources, research, and surveys to document and improve the cooperative model. ❓ How many sectoral organisations does the ICA have?.
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In its 130th year, the ICA membership keeps growing! 🌍. Welcome 🇵🇭 ICOPED (UP Los Baños) & 🇮🇳 Saath Janvikas Cooperative. ICA now has 316 members in 106 countries. 👉 . #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld.
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The ICA welcomed two new members in July: The Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED) from the Philippines as an Associate Member and The Saath Janvikas Multi Purpose Seva...
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For 130 years, our story has been one of ordinary people creating extraordinary change, putting success, sustainability & solidarity first. From Rochdale to London to the world, #cooperatives are building a better world. #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
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🚀 Dexmarket Beta V1 is here! . Launch: 08.27.2025 . What’s New:. - Smarter Trending section for better market insights . - Referral & Cashback program . - Advanced AntiScam Metrics
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🎉 ICA turns 130!. Founded on 19 Aug 1895 with 13 countries in London, the ICA now represents 316 members in 106 nations. 130 years of cooperation, identity & global impact. Read more 👉 #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear.
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On 19 August 1895 cooperators from 13 countries came together for the first International Cooperative Congress in London, where they established the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). “We have...
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72 sessions + new #Coops4Dev initiatives.Read more👉 #ICACCR #ICA130 #IYC2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear.
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Held in Montreal from 8 to 11 July 2025, the ICA CCR Global Research Conference brought together over 300 cooperative researchers and practitioners from around the world to exchange knowledge on...
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📚 The ICA CCR Global Conference in Montreal (8–11 July 2025) gathered 300+ researchers & practitioners to explore:.💡 Circular economy.💡 Governance & ethics.💡 SDGs & sustainability.💡 Geopolitical change.
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