---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: UNRISD Social and Solidarity Economy <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 5:04 AM Subject: UNRISD SSE Update: Cooperatives and Sustainable Development, Community Development Banks in Brazil and the global SSE LinkedIn Group To: *Apologies for cross-posting* Dear friends and colleagues, The Social and Solidarity Economy is gaining visibility in national policy circles as well as within the United Nations system. UNRISD continues to stimulate an open-minded yet critical dialogue that facilitates an interesting debate on trends within SSE. We are also participating in SSE events worldwide, including the upcoming 5th RIPESS International Meeting of SSE <http://ripess.org/manila2013> that will take place during 15-18October in Manila, the Philippines. An update from us: We are launching an initiative on the contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development, in collaboration with the ILO Cooperatives Unit and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). As part of this initiative a background study is being drafted to be presented in policy roundtables, conferences and seminars in 2013-14. The study will be informed by a survey and in-depth interviews with representatives of the cooperative movement from around the world. If you are affiliated with a cooperative, we ask you to take a moment to fill the *survey*. By providing your inputs you will contribute to communicating the critical role cooperatives play in achieving sustainable development goals. The deadline for the survey is *October 15, 2013*. Please feel free to disseminate this message among your networks. *Please click on the links to take the survey in **English* <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ilo-coop-english>*, **French*<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ilo-coop-french> *, or **Spanish* <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ilo-coop-spanish>*. * Our latest publications include think pieces by Meyer and Leal on Community Development Banks<http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/newsview.nsf/(httpNews)/492A681B2A2F6D9CC1257BE900409F00?OpenDocument>in Brazil<http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/newsview.nsf/(httpNews)/492A681B2A2F6D9CC1257BE900409F00?OpenDocument>, by Richards and Ruddick on Complementary Currencies<http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/newsview.nsf/(httpNews)/B84ECEC19AC54952C1257BB20049414E?OpenDocument>in Kenya. and by Larraitz Altuna-Gabilondo on the Mondragon <http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/newsview.nsf/(httpNews)/DA6E37662364DDC8C1257BAC004E7032?OpenDocument>cooperative in Spain. Our SSE conference event brief is now available in English<http://www.unrisd.org/eb1>, French <http://www.unrisd.org/eb1-french>and Spanish <http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/(httpPublications)/AF356EC9AED88C86C1257BD50040E92F?OpenDocument>at http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/%28httpPublicationsHome%29/$First?Ope... The new Social and Solidarity Economy LinkedIn group<http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Social-Solidarity-Economy-5117299/about?trk=anet_ug_grppro>is stimulating dialogue and networking between practitioners, researchers and policy makers around the world. We invite you to join the group today. As a member you can exchange ideas about SSE, inform others of your work and get connected to colleagues from all over the world. You are welcome to post comments in your preferred language, and becoming a member is free of charge. Please share the webpage with your networks: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Social-Solidarity-Economy-5117299/about?trk=a... Kind regards, The UNRISD SSE team Follow UNRISD on -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/