How can co-ops help workers in the gig economy?

Co-ops are working with trade unions to provide alternative ownership models for online work platforms

Community-owned assets contribute £220m a year to England’s economy

The sector is growing, with nearly a third of its assets entering community ownership in the…

Canadian housing co-ops welcome federal investment in housing affordability

A total of CA $462m in funding will be allocated over an eight-year period

Central England Co-operative welcomes announcement of Children’s Funeral Fund

The fund will be available regardless of the family’s income, and will include a contribution towards…

New chair at the helm of NCBA-Clusa

The organisation intends to be proactive in its defence of the co-op name and stewardship of…

Power to Change backs Stir to Action Beyond Here Fellowship

Selected fellows will work with community leaders to explore the pressures that come with their involvement…

Campaign encourages Welsh businesses to consider employee ownership

'Employee ownership helps keep jobs and wealth in the community for the long term, and creates…

Co-op Party welcomes Labour’s commonhold proposals

A policy report suggests measures to strengthen leaseholders’ rights, introducing proposals for a new commonhold tenure

New governance code for co-ops in Sweden

'We're now increasing transparency even further and making it clearer how co-operative and mutual enterprises actually…

Co-op Insurance policy to reward young people for safe driving

The insurer aims to bridge the gap between monitored and unmonitored policies.

New Zealand’s Westland dairy co-op approves demutualisation plans

Members have voted to sell the 150 year old co-operative to China's Yili Group

Co-ops help to address unemployment, CECOP tells European Commission

Cecop reacted to an evaluation published by the European Commission in April this year.