 Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The banner year for the global cooperative movement is winding down into its last months, but its leaders have echoed a resounding message: cooperatives, a values-based business model, can usher a transition to a more socially responsible economy. This message will be at core of the International Summit of Cooperatives, a gathering of more than 2,000 participants active in the cooperative movement, to take place in Quà ©bec City from Oct. 8 to 12. With 2012 designated by the U.N. as the International Year of Cooperatives, Monique Leroux, the CEO of Desjardins, the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, thought it was time to bring her dream of launching a summit into action. "It's a more sustainable model, it doesn't take unknown risks because it's not trying to maximise profit," said Gould. |
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