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Story the Boundary Riders
The Canadian co-operatives and Fair Trade movements are formally growing the connections between their networks through a campaign to see 100 Canadian co-operative organizations sign a resolution to support Fair Trade practices and products. Its partnerships like these that hold great promise for the future.
Co-ops are owned by those who work for or buy from them, sometimes both, and as such have a tendency to keep capital rooted. By restricting footloose and fancy-free capital from their make-up, co-ops are stable economic entities that serve community very well. When it comes to the financial side of the business, co-ops put money to work for people, rather than the other way around.
The history of co-ops is a long one and a key element of their ethos is social contribution. When it comes to sustainable social mission, co-ops have been showing the way for a long time. Their longevity and success are proof enough that the notion of social business is anything but a pipe dream and rather a very tangible current reality. Read More |
