ICETT webinar: The Role of Cooperatives in Repairing and Restructuring Global Value Chains

On the 13 December 2022, the ICA International Cooperative Entrepreneurship Think Tank (ICETT) held a webinar to evaluate the role cooperatives could play in creating ethical and sustainable value chains.
The event, which marked the UN International Human Rights Day, explored some of the issues affecting global supply chains in recent years, from climate change to Covid-19 or the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Programme
Opening and Welcoming Remarks
• Hans Groeneveld, Director International Cooperative Affairs, Rabobank, The Netherlands and ICETT Chairperson

Purpose and Background
• Marjaana Saarikoski, Director Cooperative Affairs and Partnerships, S Group, Finland and ICETT WG 2 Leader

Setting the stage: Overview of status on global value chains disruptions
• Edgar Aguilar, Value Chains Expert at the International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Cooperatives’ experiences and response
 Todor Ivanov, Secretary General, Consumer Cooperatives Worldwide (CCW)
 Jongseok Lee, Agricultural Advisor, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), Republic of Korea

Looking ahead
• Owen Skae, Agribusiness Senior Expert, Alliances for Action, International Trade Centre (ITC)

Moderator
• Merav Niv, Legal Advisor and Cooperative Coordinator, Kibbutz Movement, Israel