New Cooperativism and Sustainable Development - a series by UKSCS - Seminar 1 of 9.
Channel: UK Society for Co-operative Studies
Date: 2022-11-07

This seminar, organised by the UK Society of Co-operative Studies (UKSCS) with the EMES International Research Network (EMES) and European Research Institute for Co-operative and Social Enterprise (EURICSE), took place on 21st June 2021.  It was hosted and recorded by the FairShares Institute for Co-operative Social Entrepreneurship at Sheffield Hallam University.

The theme of the seminar was New Cooperativism and Sustainable Development. We welcomed contributions that explore how new co-operatives are responding to the United Nations initiative on sustainable development. Do sustainable development goals (SDGs) help or hinder new cooperativism? What is the level of alignment between co-operative values and principles and specific SDGs? How do SDGs provide a framework for evaluating initiatives in new co-operatives?

Facilitators: Mary O’Shaughnessy, Guilia Galera
Panel Speakers: Marcelo Vieta, Michele Bianchi, Sara Capuzzo
Technical Support: Rory Ridley-Duff