The outgoing President of International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Dame Pauline Green has been bestowed with Rochdale Pioneers Award by the global apex cooperative body on Thursday.
The news department of ICA @icacoop congratulated Pauline tweeting” Dame Pauline Green receives the Rochdale Pioneers Award from @icacoop, which recognises contribution to #coops”.
A visibly moved Pauline said “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to have been the president of this wonderful movement”.
Later a tweet read “Dame Pauline is moved but proud receiving the rochdale pioneers award “.
The biannual global conference of the International Co-operative Alliance has begun in Turkey. Over 1,000 delegates from 81 countries are taking part in the event at the Pine Beach Hotel in Belek, Antalya.
Muammer Niksarli, president of the National Co-operative Union of Turkey, welcomed delegates. He said following the national elections earlier this month it is now time to take up “unfinished business”, which includes work on establishing a new co-operative law in the country.
Dame Pauline Green, Alliance president, said: “This conference is all about looking forward, what your co-operative will look like in 2020. We are a huge movement impacting on the global economy.”
She added following this meeting, the Alliance will be taking part in the G20/B20 meetings in Antalya. Dame Pauline said it was a “testament” to co-operators that over 1,000 people can come to Turkey despite many countries issuing ‘no travel’ warnings.
The Alliance’s general assembly takes place on Friday, where it will elect a new president following the retirement of Dame Pauline Green.
