The Principles Committee and the Alliance also wishes to thank all those from member organisations, Alliance Sectoral Organisations and individuals from the global Co-operative Movement in many countries who commented and gave valuable feedback on the numerous drafts of these Guidance Notes and those who completed the on-line survey on the consultation draft.

The Principles Committee also extends its thanks to all those individuals and institutions who have gone above and beyond in their support for and contributions to the refinement of the Guidance Notes. Many thanks to: Kenki Maeda (Japan); Haruyoshi Amano (Japan); Bruno Roelants (Belgium); José Carlos Guisado (Spain); Andreas Kappes and colleagues of DGRV (Germany); Hans-H. Münkner (Germany); Hagen Henry (Finland); Stefania Marcone and colleagues of the Alliance of Italian Co-operatives; iCOOP Korea; Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité CQCM (Canada); Co-operatives UK; Desjardins (Canada); Peter Davis and Sonja Novkovic of Saint Mary's University (Canada); Manuel Mariño (Cooperatives of the Americas); Hadrien Appeltants and the translators of TransPerfect, and last but not least Lynne Murray (United Kingdom) for supporting her husband David Rodgers as he worked with us in our labour of love to develop and edit these Guidance Notes.

Members of Principles Committee

responsible for considering drafts and overseeing the editing and production of these Guidance Notes

Jean-Louis Bancel, France (Chair)

Akira Banzai, Japan.

Suleman Chambo, Tanzania.

Dante Cracogna, Argentina.

Ramón Imperial Zúñiga, Mexico.

Akira Kurimoto, Japan.

Jan Anders Lago, Sweden.

Mervyn Wilson, United Kingdom

Authors of initial drafts

Principle 1 - Akira Kurimoto, Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan.

Principle 2 - Jean-François Draperi, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, Editor in Chief of the Revue des Etudes Coopératives, Mutualistes et Associatives (RECMA), Paris, France.

Principle 3 - Jean-Louis Bancel, Credit Coopératif, France

Principle 4 - Sonja Novkovic, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Principle 5 - Mervyn Wilson and Linda Shaw, Co-operative College, United Kingdom.

Principle 6 - Emily Lippold Cheney , Matt Davis, Aaron Reser, United States

Principle 7 - Dante Cracogna, School of Law, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Interpretive Editor

commissioned to work with the Principles Committee to produce consultation and final drafts of the Guidance Notes

David Rodgers, President Co-operative Housing International 2009-13, CEO of CDS Co-operatives 1979-2012, local Labour and Co-operative councillor, London Borough of Ealing, United Kingdom.

Proof Reading And Archival Assistance

Gillian Lonergan, Co-operative College, United Kingdom

Project Manager and Principles Committee Administrator

Hanan El-Youssef, Alliance Strategy Manager, United States.