With the proclamation of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025, a new opportunity arises to strengthen the role of cooperatives in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With only five years remaining until the 2030 deadline, current progress is proving insufficient. The United Nations General Assembly has assigned cooperatives a renewed strategic role in promoting economic, social, and environmental development. Its Resolutions recognise cooperatives as key actors in the fight against poverty, hunger, and environmental degradation. This study focuses specifically on United Nations resolutions, highlighting references to Goal 13 of the 2030 Agenda (Climate Action) and the 2024 UN General Assembly Report on the implementation status of the SDGs. The paper also presents selected case studies of international cooperatives engaged in environmental initiatives. The International Year of Cooperatives 2025 represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen the legal recognition of cooperatives within the framework of international environmental law and to promote the implementation of the core principles of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The contribution is structured into four sections: definition of cooperative principles, UN legal framework, cooperation and sustainable development, and final considerations.
Anna Bacco (Mon,) studied this question.
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