ICA launch consultation for guidance notes on cooperative principles

The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) is inviting co-operators from across the world to join a consultation for the guidance notes on the co-operative principles. Due to the globalisation of economies and further developments in technology, the ICA have called on the need for guidance notes on the practical application of the co-operative principles in the modern 21st century world. The draft version of the guidance notes is available on the ICA’s website.

This initiative is embedded within the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade as a fundamental activity to shape the pillar of Identity, strengthening the co-operative difference. The ICA have added that these notes are guidance for co-operatives operating in different legislative jurisdictions with differing regulatory requirements, serving many different communities and cultures.