සමුපකාර කොඩිය (Cooperative Flag)

සමුපකාර කොඩිය (Cooperative Flag) 

2017 ජුලි පළමු සෙනසුරාදා සිට  ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේ ද  2012 ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර වර්ෂයට සමගාමිව

 ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සංධානයද පිළිගත් සමුපකාර ධජය 



දේදුනු ධජය 1921 -  2001

සමුපකාර ව්‍යාපාරයේ ඉහළම ආයතනය වන්නේ 1895 දී පිහිටුවන ලද ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සන්ධානයයි. ICA යනු ස්වාධීන රාජ්‍ය නොවන ආයතනයක්  වන අතර එය ලොව පුරා සමුපකාරයන් නියෝජනය කරයි.1896 දී ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සම්මේලනය (ICA  II සම්මේලනයේදී යෝජනා කළද, 1921 දී ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සන්ධානය දේදුන්නෙහි වර්ණ එක්සත්කම හා විවිධත්වයේ සංකේතයක් ලෙස ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර ධජය මත භාවිතා කිරීමට පටන් ගෙන ඇත.

ලෝක සමුපකාර නායකයින්ගේ සහභාගිත්වයෙන්  1921 වර්ෂයේ ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සම්මේලනය ස්විට්සර්ලන්තයේ බාසල්හිදී රැස් වූ විට දේදුනු ධජය සමුපකාර නිලවශයෙන්  පිළිගැනිමට ලක් විය..

1922 දී ජර්මනියේ එසෙන්හිදී,පැවැත්වු ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සන්ධානයේ සම්මේලනයේදි  (ICA) තීරණය කරන ලදුව  1923 ජූලි මාසයේදී පවත්වන ලද පළමු "සමුපකාර දිනය" සඳහා ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සංකේතයක් සහ ධජයක් නිර්මාණය කරන ලදී.  විවිධ මෝස්තර සමඟ අත්හදා බැලීම් වලින් පසුව , සුප්‍රසිද්ධ ප්‍රංශ සමුපකාරක මහාචාර්ය චාල්ස් ගයිඩ්, දේදුන්නෙහි වර්ණ හත ධජය සඳහා භාවිතා කිරීමට යෝජනා කළේය. පළමු සමුපකාර දේදුන්න ධජය 1924 දී නිම කරන ලද අතර එය 1925 දී ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර ව්‍යාපාරයේ නිල සංකේතයක් ලෙස සම්මත විය.

සර්වකාලීන හා සියළු ජාතීන් නියෝජනය කරන දේදුන්නේ පැහැය මෙම ධජයට ගෙන ඇත. සමුපකාර කොඩිය සෑම රටකටම එකසේ බලපවත්වයි. මෙයින් පිළිබිඹු කරන්නේ අනාගත මානව දයාවේ විශ්වාසනීයත්වය බව චාල්ස්ගයිඞ් මහතා ප‍්‍රකාශ කර ඇත.

සමුපකාර කොඩියේ සඳහන් වර්ණ 07 න් කියවෙන්නේ පහත සඳහන් අදහස්ය .

රතු පාට : උට්ඨාන වීර්ය රඹ පාට : හරි දැක්ම වෙනුවෙන් කැපවීම

කහ පාට : අභියෝගයන්ට ඥාණාන්විතව මුහුණ දීම.

කොල පාට : සමුපකාරක හරයන් මැනවින් අවබෝධ කර ගැනීම හා සාමාජිකත්ව වර්ධනය

ලා නිල් පාට : සමස්ථ මිනිස් වර්ගයාගේ එකමුතුකම හා සහජීවනය.

දම් පාට : මිත‍්‍රත්වය හා ප‍්‍රබෝධමත් බව.

2001  - 2012  ICA ධජය

2001 දී ICA (ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සන්ධානය) සිය ධජය වෙනස් කිරීමට තීරණය කළේය.  1923 සිට පිලිගත් ශඩ්වර්ණ ( දේදුනු වර්ණ) සමුපකාර කොඩිය  සමුපකාර නොවන කණ්ඩායම් ගණනාවක් විසින් එය භාවිතා කිරීම ලොව පුරා රටවල් කිහිපයක ව්‍යාකූලත්වයට හේතු විය. සමුපකාර ව්‍යපාරයේ අනන්‍යතාව වඩාත් හොදින් ශාක්ෂාත් කර ගැනිම සඳහා ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සංධානය විසින් සාම්ප්‍රදායික දේදුන්න ධජය වෙනුවට 2001 අප්‍රේල් මාසයේ සිට ICA සිය නිල ලාංඡනය සහිත ධජය භාවිතයට ගන්නා ලදි.

සම්භාව්‍ය 7-තීරු සමුපකාර දේදුන්න ධජය 1925 දී සම්මත කර ගත් නමුත් 1980 සහ 1990 දශකය තුළ "දේදුන්න කොඩි" ලොව පුරා ජනප්‍රිය විය. උදාහරණයක් ලෙස දකුණු ඇමරිකාවේ භාවිතා කරන තීරු 6 කින් යුත් “සමලිංගික ධජය” හෝ “ඉන්කා කොඩි”. හා ඉතාලි පැසිෆිස්ට් කොඩි ද සඳහන් කළ හැකිය. සමුපකාර ධජය සහ අනෙකුත් "දේදුන්න ධජ" අතර ව්‍යාකූලතාවයන් වළක්වා ගැනීම සඳහා සිය ධජය වෙනස් කිරීමට ICA තීරණය කළේය. නව ධජය සුදු ය, එහි ඇතුළත ICA ලාංඡනයක් ඇත. මෙම නව ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර ධජයේ දේදුන්න වර්ණ 6 කින් යුක්ත වේ. හත්වන වර්ණය දේදුන්නට පහළින් ඇති පෙළෙහි දිස්වේ. මෙම ධජය ශ්‍රි ලංකාව තුල භාවිතා වි නොමැත.

වර්ථමාන සමුපකාර ධජය 2012 සිට ....

එක්සත් ජාතීන් විසින් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලද 2012 ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර වර්ෂය හේතුවෙන් COOP වචනයෙන් නව ලාංඡනයක් සහිත ධජයක් ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර සන්ධානය විසින් නිර්මාණය කරන ලදී.  ඒ අනුව මේ වන විට දේදුනු වර්ණ කොඩිය වෙනුවට  coop අක්ෂර සහිත මෙරුන් පැහැති  කොඩිය සමුපකාර කොඩිය ලෙස ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේද පිළිගෙන ඇති අතර 2017 ජුලි පළමු සෙනසුරාදා පැවති ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුපකාර දිනයේ සිට නව කොඩිය ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේ භාවිතා වේ.

World Cooperative Monitor: new ranking of the largest cooperatives now available

World Cooperative Monitor: new ranking of the largest cooperatives now available

Extract and copy right https://www.ica.coop/en/newsroom/news/world-cooperative-monitor-new-ranking-largest-cooperatives-now-available

 23 JAN 2020

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) published today the 2019 issue of the World Cooperative Monitor, now in its eighth year. The report explores the economic and social impact of the largest cooperatives and mutuals worldwide; providing a ranking of the Top 300, sector rankings, and an analysis of their contributions to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This issue of the World Cooperative Monitor collates data for 4,575 cooperatives and mutuals (1,152 from Europe, 3,218 from the Americas, 197 from Asia-Pacific, and 8 from Africa) from 10 different sectors. The top 300 cooperatives and mutuals report a total turnover of over two trillion USD (2,034.98 billion USD) based on 2017 financial data.

2019 Results - The world’s top 300 cooperatives and mutuals operate in various economic sectors, but this year’s results show an increased presence of the insurance sector in the Top 300: insurance accounts for 39%; agriculture 31.7%; wholesale and retail trade 17.7%; banking and financial services 7%; industry and utilities 1%; and health, education and social care 1%. There is also new data on employment and cooperative types.

This year’s results show the largest cooperatives performing well, with only slight variations in the top positions across the sectors. In the Top 300 ranking based on turnover Groupe Crédit Agricole and Groupe BPCE, both from France, are in first and second place respectively (no change from last year), and third is the German REWE Group. And in the Top 300 based on the ratio of turnover over gross domestic product (GDP) per capita ranking, two Indian producer cooperatives have reached second and third positions: Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, and IFFCO.

Focus on SDG 8. This year’s report contains a special analysis of the top 300 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all - SDG 8).

Three cases in particular related to SDG 8 are explored in depth within the report: Up Groupe (France), KRIBHCO (India), and SOK (Finland). Along with this analysis, there is an interview with the Secretary-General of CICOPA, Diana Dovgan featured in the section.

Cooperatives’ contribution to the SDGs and the importance of the World Cooperative Monitor were mentioned by UN Secretary-General António Guterres during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held in New York in September 2019.

As Bruno Roelants, Director-General of the ICA, said:

“This new edition of the World Cooperative Monitor goes beyond the Top 300 ranking based on turnover, to further explore the dynamics of the cooperative movement. As highlighted by the United Nations, cooperatives make a substantial contribution to achieving the 2030 UN Agenda on Sustainable Development. In this year’s report, we can see concrete examples of specific actions undertaken by some of the largest from around the world”.

Gianluca Salvatori, Euricse Secretary-General, speaking on the role of cooperatives in achieving the UN 2030 Agenda said:

“Cooperatives must take on (and communicate) a strategy for sustainable development which can represent an effective alternative to the mainstream shareholder model, and comprehensively respond to present challenges. In fact, the more organisations participate in reporting initiatives that enable the collection of reliable and internationally comparable data, the more research and analysis can be done to demonstrate the social and economic impact of cooperatives”.

About WCM. The World Cooperative Monitor is a project designed to collect robust economic, organisational, and social data about cooperatives and mutuals worldwide. It is the only report of its kind collecting annual quantitative data on the global cooperative movement. 2019 marks the eighth edition of this annual research report produced by the ICA with the scientific and technical support of Euricse. Two primary rankings are presented, the first based on turnover in USD and the second based on turnover over GDP per capita.

We would like to thank the sponsors for making this edition possible: Crédit Mutuel, IFFCO, Rabobank and Kribhco

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2020 International Day of Cooperatives

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This year, the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives 2020 is COOPERATIVES FOR CLIMATE ACTION. We are inviting the global cooperative community to continue pushing for actions that will address climate change. This critical situation is putting lives and livelihoods at risk, disrupting vital ecosystems for people and the planet.

On 4 July 2020, join us as we raise awareness on the importance of addressing climate change. No country is immune from it, greenhouse gas emissions are more than 50 percent higher than it was in 1990, and global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system which threatens irreversible consequences if we do not act.

The 2020 International Cooperatives Day theme was chosen to support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 on Climate Action. This event will focus on the contribution of cooperatives to combating climate change, one of the most severe challenges facing our planet during the 21^st century. Climate change severely impacts people’s livelihoods around the world, especially the most disadvantaged groups such as small-scale farmers, women, youth, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, who have to cope with extreme natural disasters and degradation of natural resources.

2020 Interactive Map: A Journey to Action

This year we are developing an interactive map that will demonstrate the cooperative movement’s journey to battle climate change. Working together once again with DotCoop, we hope to have a true representation of worldwide cooperative contribution to combating climate change, and in turn helping reduce the impact it has had on people’s livelihoods around the world. For cooperatives who wish to participate and also take action, this map can also serve as an inspirational starting point toward improving our environment and reduce the effects of global warming.

To do that, we need your help. Tell us what you have done to take action against climate change, what you are currently involved in, or what you would like to do. Did your cooperative launch a recent campaign to plant trees in your community? How about developing a community solar project? Did you help a community school create a recycling project?

Don’t forget to also include any events that are happening in the virtual digital space like fundraisers, talks, and awareness events. Let us know. We would love to include them all in this year’s 2020 Interactive Map.

To be included this year, please send an email to tom@identity.coop and provide the following information:

2020 Cooperatives Communications Guide 

To help cooperatives worldwide take this opportunity to show leadership in taking action to battle climate change and share their cooperative values in combating this global issue, Cooperative’s Communications Guide will soon be available in English, Spanish and French. Meanwhile, we encourage you to promote #CoopsDay and #Coops4ClimateAction widely on all your social media channels.

About the International Day of Cooperatives

The United Nations International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July. The aim of this celebration is to increase awareness on cooperatives, highlight the complementary goals and objectives of the United Nations and the international cooperative movement, underscore the contributions of the movement to the resolution of the major problems addressed by the United Nations, and strengthen and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other actors.

In 1992, following a concerted lobbying effort by the cooperative members of the ICA and Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) members, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first Saturday of July 1995 to be International Day of Cooperatives, marking the centenary of the establishment of the Alliance, by resolution 47/90 of 16 December 1992.

Since 1995, the ICA and the United Nations have been setting the theme for the celebration of the International Day through COPAC, a multi-stakeholder partnership of global public and private institutions, the ICA being a founding member, that champions and supports people-centred and self-sustaining cooperative enterprises as leaders in sustainable development

 

 

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International Day of Cooperatives 2020 theme: Cooperatives for Climate Action

International Day of Cooperatives 2020 theme: Cooperatives for Climate Action

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The theme of the International Day of Cooperatives 2020 is COOPERATIVES FOR CLIMATE ACTION. We are inviting the global cooperative community to continue pushing for actions that will address climate change. This critical situation is putting lives and livelihoods at risk, disrupting vital ecosystems for people and the planet.

“Our common home is in danger. There are methods of production and consumption that are constantly attacking the environment. We don’t have much time to reverse this situation. We must act now, with our values and principles, to demonstrate on a global scale that it is possible to develop an economy with social inclusion and protection of natural resources,” said Ariel Guarco, President of the International Cooperative Alliance.

On 4 July 2020, join us as we raise awareness on the importance of addressing climate change. No country is immune from it, greenhouse gas emissions are more than 50 percent higher than it was in 1990, and global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system which threatens irreversible consequences if we do not act.

Cooperatives worldwide can take this opportunity to show leadership and share their cooperative values in combating this global issue. A Cooperatives Communications Guide will soon be available to help cooperatives use this day to illustrate the importance of taking action to battle climate change.

As we did last year, together with DotCoop We are launching the 2020 International Cooperative Day interactive map to illustrate how cooperatives worldwide are taking action to battle climate change, and celebrating their successes. Get more information here on how to participate. Last year we registered more than 130 events in around 40 countries worldwide. We also encourage you to promote #CoopsDay and #Coops4ClimateAction widely on all your social media channels.

Why this theme?

The 2020 International Cooperatives Day theme was chosen to support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 on Climate Action. This event will focus on the contribution of cooperatives to combating climate change, one of the most severe challenges facing our planet during the 21^st century. Climate change severely impacts people’s livelihoods around the world, especially the most disadvantaged groups such as small-scale farmers, women, youth, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, who have to cope with extreme natural disasters and degradation of natural resources.

The cooperative movement can use this important opportunity to take a stand as a global actor of change and collaborate with its partners within the international community. This collective effort can significantly impact the climate agenda and achieve a fair, green and just transition for all communities, leaving no one behind. 

About the International Day of Cooperatives

The United Nations International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July. The aim of this celebration is to increase awareness on cooperatives, highlight the complementary goals and objectives of the United Nations and the international cooperative movement, underscore the contributions of the movement to the resolution of the major problems addressed by the United Nations, and strengthen and extend partnerships between the international cooperative movement and other actors.

In 1992, following a concerted lobbying effort by the cooperative members of the ICA and Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) members, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first Saturday of July 1995 to be International Day of Cooperatives, marking the centenary of the establishment of the Alliance, by resolution 47/90 of 16 December 1992.

Since 1995, the ICA and the United Nations have been setting the theme for the celebration of the International Day through COPAC, a multi-stakeholder partnership of global public and private institutions, the ICA being a founding member, that champions and supports people-centred and self-sustaining cooperative enterprises as leaders in sustainable development.

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Get To Know The Billionaire Cooperatives In The Philippines

Get To Know The Billionaire Cooperatives In The Philippines

By William Bordeos

Posted on October 18, 2016

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operatives in the Philippines

A century and a year after the first law supporting cooperatives – the Act of 2508 – was signed in February 5, 1915, cooperatives in the Philippines have produced about 35 billionaire cooperatives, five of which are cooperative banks. These cooperative banks are what we call secondary cooperatives since its members are not natural persons but cooperatives as well. Primary cooperatives have natural persons as members.

This October, we are celebrating the Cooperative month by virtue of Presidential Proclamation NO. 493, Series of 2004. This year’s theme is “Cooperatives: the Catalyst of Change through Poverty Eradication and Social Transformation.”

The Top Billionaire Cooperatives In The Philippines

Interestingly enough, the top two slots in the list of billionaire cooperatives in the Philippines are those catering to the military. The Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) has about 8.3 billion total assets. ACDI Multipurpose (ACDI MPC)Cooperative, on the other hand, has about 12.29 total asset base, according to the Cooperative Development Authority’s website.

Members are those in active service, retirees, those in the reserved force and the regular civilian employees. Besides loan services, PAFCPIC has their own grocery, canteen, water refilling station and even commercial space rental. ACDI MPC has its own aviation school in Poro Point, San Fernando La Union. They also have an agri business, leasing of resort condominiums and even a lab coop, which caters to youngsters aged 7-17 years old. As of August 2015, ACDU AMP has more than 80 branches and extension offices and about 17 mobile operations.

Billionaire Cooperatives Across The Philippines

Based on the  list provided by CDA-CAR, there are 12 billionaire cooperative from NCR and 4 from Batangas, Palawan and Laguna.  Region 7’s Cebu and Negros Oriental has four as well while Davao has 3: Tagum Cooperative [1.21 billion], Sta. Ana MPC [1.15 billion] and King Cooperative [1.03 billion]. Leyte and MIsamis Oriental has two each. Cagayan de Oro’s First Community Cooperative (FICCO) was able to make it to the third slot with about 4.79 billion total assets.

Baguio City’s BBCCC, or Baguio-Benguet Community Credit Cooperative made it to top 20, with 1.48 billion total assets while Cagayan de Oro’s Oro Integrated Cooperative [OIC] has the lowest total assets of 1.02 billion.

Here are the top ten billionaire cooperatives in the Philippines as of March 2016:

1  Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC)

2  ACDI Savings and Credit Cooperative

3  First Community Cooperative

4  Cooperative Rural Bank of Bulacan

5  Cebu CFI Community Cooperative

6  PLDT Employee’s Credit Cooperative Inc.

7  Novaliches Development Cooperative (NOVADECI)

8  Pangasinan III Electric Cooperative (PANELCO III)

9  DSE (BSP) Credit Cooperative

10 Metro South Cooperative Bank

For a complete list of all the registered cooperatives in the Philippines, click here. Find one and be part of the cooperative movement now.

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