12th Regional Assembly, New Delhi
The planning for the Regional Assembly related events are well underway. We encourage members to register at http://newdelhi2016.coop. (last date September 30) as soon as possible for the Assembly and also book their accommodation at the conference hotels. November is a busy tourist season and hotels will be hard to come by. We have rooms blocked at Hotel Ashok and Hotel for a limited period of time; please avail of this opportunity at the earliest.
Highlights from some ICA-AP committee events
Joint seminar of ICA-AP and ICA-AP Consumer Committee Sustainable Supply Chain and Fairtrade
ICA-AP and ICA-AP Consumer Committee will organize a joint seminar on, “Sustainable Supply Chain and Fairtrade,” on November 16, 2016. In our globalized society, “Supply Chains” have become longer and complex, and involve large number of people in dispersed locations. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), 453 million people were engaged in global supply chain-related activities in 2013 (ILO,2016). While global supply chains have created access for employment and opportunities to move up the value chain; they have also resulted in violation of labor standards, harm to the environment, and in some instances human rights abuse (Human Rights Watch,2016). As cooperatives we need to ensure there is transparency in the supply chain, respect for human rights, equity among stakeholders and concern for the environment. These issues resonate with the “Guidance Notes on Co-operative Principles” and are in line with cooperatives ideas of “Fairtrade” and “Coop-2-Coop Trade.” The adherence will benefit both the producer cooperatives, supplier cooperatives and purchaser cooperatives. This seminar is relevant to all forms of co-op business as there is alignment to supply chains and delegates are invited to join the seminar as it will provide an opportunity to learn, discuss and see how to commit to sustainable supply chain. Please contact Ms. Yuki Nishimoto (yuki.nishimoto@icaap.coop) for further details.
