Buscou-se com o presente Ensaio Teórico refletir acerca de como as organizações cooperativas podem contribuir para a consecução dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS). A presente proposta se torna essencial na medida em que busca refletir acerca desta relação, contribuindo com as discussões sobre o papel e as contribuições do cooperativismo na concretização dos ODS e suas Metas, considerando suas especificidades em termos de organização e de gestão. Partindo-se dos atributos decorrentes da natureza do movimento cooperativista, bem como a evidente manifestação de contradições e de limites no modelo dominante e hegemônico de sociedade, as cooperativas, por meio de seus atores sociais, guiadas por princípios de solidariedade e compartilhamento assumem papel de destaque na promoção dos ODS no mundo. Tornam-se determinantes no processo de conscientização, transformação e mudança cultural dos indivíduos de modo que possam repensar a ação e o papel desempenhado no mundo.
The discussion about the governance of agricultural cooperatives has emphasized that a better allocation of property rights interferes with the competitiveness of this business model in the increasingly internationalized and deregulated market. This study seeks a greater deepening of the allocation of property rights in agricultural cooperatives in Mato Grosso do Sul/Brazil. The qualitative research was carried out in 4 agricultural cooperatives, two considered an emerging model and two traditional cooperatives. The investigation was conducted through the analysis of minutes of Ordinary General Meetings, statutes, and semi-structured interviews with managers and presidents. It was observed that the agricultural cooperatives, seen as an emerging model, where there is a selection of new members and act in a purchasing pool format, demonstrate an evolution concerning the traditional model by pointing to a greater professionalization of management, evidence of the separation between property and management. Moreover, the emerging model becomes more attractive than the traditional one by efficiently allocating the residual rights (earnings).
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