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Thematic page on the cooperative, social and solidarity economy

SSE: Sustainable supply chains

Cooperatives, as member-owned, principle-driven and community-based businesses, can play an important role in overcoming decent work deficits and promoting sustainable and inclusive business practices in trade and global supply chains.

20 June 2018

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