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The path of cooperative innovation for a better world

Enterprises must act decisively during critical moments in human history. Cooperatives have a unique role in driving positive change by working together to tackle global challenges. They must adopt environmentally responsible practices, ensure accountability, and foster intercooperation to create a better world while achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

PLENARY SESSION 1

Aligning words and actions – Strengthening human capital for sustainable Responsibility​

Objective

This session focuses on aligning actions with words, strengthening human capital to establish sustainable responsibility. It aims to empower individuals, foster innovation, and enhance transparency and ethical practices to help achieve SDGs.

Key themes

Empowerment, ethical practices, transparency, sustainable development, social responsibility, stakeholder engagement.

Workshops

  • 1

    Building a Culture of Responsibility in Cooperatives

    Discusses strategies to integrate accountability systems, ethics, and transparency within cooperatives.
    Themes : Accountability, ethics, transparency.

  • 2

    Leveraging Human Capital to Drive Innovation in Cooperatives

    Focuses on fostering innovation by leveraging human talent, leadership, and collaboration.
    Themes : Innovation, collaboration, leadership.

  • 3

    AI for Empowerment – Data-Driven Decision Making

    Explores the role of AI in empowering cooperatives for transparent, ethical decision-making.
    Themes : AI, decision-making, transparency.

  • 4

    Cooperative Operations and ESG Principles

    Discusses integrating environmental, social, and governance principles into cooperative operations for sustainable impact.
    Themes : ESG, sustainability, governance.

PLENARY SESSION 2

Committed cooperatives – From local roots to global solutions for shared challenges

Objective

Explores how cooperatives rooted locally can address global challenges by strengthening international cooperation, fostering shared resources, and enhancing collective resilience.

Key themes

Cooperative partnerships, resource sharing, expanding impact.

Workshops

  • 1

    Strengthening International Cooperative Partnerships

    Focuses on building effective international partnerships between cooperatives.
    Themes : International partnerships, cross-border collaboration.

  • 2

    Collaborative Problem-Solving

    Discusses cooperative solutions for global challenges like climate change and inequalities.
    Themes : Climate change, resource scarcity, sustainable solutions.

  • 3

    AI-Enhanced Collaboration

    Focuses on AI technologies to improve international cooperation and resource sharing.
    Themes : AI, international collaboration.

  • 4

    Building a Global Cooperative Network

    Highlights the importance of a global network for resource sharing and solving common challenges.
    Themes : Global network, knowledge sharing.

PLENARY SESSION 3

Reinventing work and community – Cooperatives as drivers of the ecological transition

Objective

Highlights cooperatives’ role in adopting sustainable practices to drive the global ecological transition, focusing on energy solutions, sustainable investments, and green growth strategies.

Key themes

Energy transition, sustainable investment, resource management, green
growth.

Workshops

  • 1

    Ecological Solutions for Cooperatives

    Explores how cooperatives can integrate ecological solutions like renewable energy and circular economy practices.
    Themes : Sustainability, energy efficiency, waste reduction.

  • 2

    Investing for the Future

    Discusses the shift from extractive to regenerative finance and how cooperatives can support the ecological transition.
    Themes : Regenerative finance, sustainable investment.

  • 3

    AI for Energy Transition

    Explores how AI can optimize renewable energy systems and improve energy efficiency.
    Themes : AI, energy transition, waste reduction.

  • 4

    From Resilience to Impact

    Focuses on how cooperatives can proactively lead the ecological transition through collective actions and sustainable projects.
    Themes : Resilience, sustainable projects, cooperative transformation.

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