With the theme, “Facing The Tipping Points – The Path Of Cooperative Innovation For A Better World” GICS 2025 Portugal, will focus stand at a pivotal moment, uniquely positioned to drive innovation for a more sustainable and inclusive world.
Cooperatives stand at a decisive moment in history. To tackle environmental, economic, and social challenges, we must innovate, collaborate, and take responsibility.
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 demands bold action. By investing in human capital, transparency, and intercooperation, we can drive local solutions with global impact.
As we celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, this event is a call to action—shaping a fairer, more resilient world, together.
How it will be done
Interactive dialogues and discussions will focus on three sub-themes:
ALIGNING WORDS AND ACTIONS
COMMITTED COOPERATIVES
REINVENTING WORK AND COMMUNITY
GICS will develop meaningful content by collaborating closely with cooperatives and cooperative partners to ensure the sessions will be relevant, represent real-world situations, and can be useful and implementable, right away.