21 May 2012 Maleny Co-ops festival to mark National Co-operatives Fortnight. Maleny co-operatives will hold their ‘Co-ops 4 Change Fest’ this year during the National Co-operatives Fortnight, on September 22. The event will be held to recognise and support local co-operative businesses. Maleny, situation 90km north of Brisbane, has a long history with co-operative businesses. Even today it is home to a large number of co-operatives, including art ...

The strategic role that agriculture plays around the world is unquestionable. And the participation of Canadian agricultural and agri-food cooperatives at the 2012 Summit emphasizes how important they view this not-be-missed global event. “We are thrilled to be able to count on the invaluable support provided to us by Agropur and La Coop fédérée, as well as PwC Canada, which has a wealth of international expertise with agricultural cooperatives,” declared ...

We recently had the pleasure of speaking with economist, political scientist, and alter-globalist Riccardo Petrella, who will be one of the featured speakers at the 2012 Summit. While in Montreal, he sat down for an interview and shared his expertise and passion about alternative solutions to major world issues. What do you think about the contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development initiatives? Historically, cooperatives have always tried to influence the human and social ...