Taiwan honours 120 cooperatives advancing SDGs

The Ministry of the Interior announced awards for 120 outstanding cooperatives and practitioners and launched a four-year “Cooperative Business Revitalization and Development Plan” with planned funding.

• Main announcement: The Ministry of the Interior held the 103rd International Cooperative Day conference on ROC 114-09-26 (2025-09-26) and awarded 120 winners (87 top cooperatives, 20 excellent practitioners, 12 provincial-level A-grade cooperatives, 1 A-grade practitioner). The Ministry announced a four-year mid-term plan beginning this year with a total investment of nearly NT$345 million, covering five pillars: cross-agency collaboration platform, promotion of cooperative system concepts, talent cultivation for cooperatives, strengthening development resources/environment, and international exchange and research.
• Background and details: The campaign responds to the United Nations’ designation of 2025 as the “International Year of Cooperatives”; award examples include Taiwan Homemakers Union Consumer Cooperative (sustainability, waste recycling) and Taiwan Green Advocate Green Power Production Cooperative (citizen power plants, energy transition). The Ministry encouraged cooperatives to participate in disaster preparedness training to support community disaster mitigation and resilience.