October is Co-op month – Let’s Celebrate!
With consumers increasingly questioning the values system of companies with whom they do business, the cooperative values such as honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring of others send a positive message about the coop business model.
Co-op Month 2009 is the perfect time to acknowledge and celebrate cooperative values. Cooperatives uphold the internationally accepted values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. Through the member-owned and democratic process, cooperatives straightforwardly maintain these values and continue to offer goods and services that consumers feel “right” about.