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Cooperatives: key partners in realizing Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development

Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises whose values and business model can support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals when the policy environment allows them to thrive.

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This item connects cooperative enterprise development with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Bright archive notes that cooperatives contributed to the process that shaped Agenda 2030 and that their values, principles, member focus, and community orientation can support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

It also emphasizes that cooperatives need a strong and conducive policy and regulatory environment if their full contribution to the SDGs is to be realized.

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