Central England Co-op customers expected to opt for healthier choices in January

Building on this trend, the society is promoting a range of options for shoppers wanting to…

Co-op Bank among organisations approved for Incentivised Switching Scheme

RBS has made available a £775m pot of cash to encourage SME customers to switch to…

Setting up community businesses: Lessons from US social enterprises

We speak to Aine Craven, from Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, about her fact-finding trip to the States

Manchester veg box co-op continues to grow

Co-operative and Community Finance gave the co-op a loan of £20,000

Should co-ops call themselves social enterprises?

It is often assumed that co-operatives are social enterprises – but this is still subject of…

Co-ops important to sustainable development, says the UN

The United Nations (UN) has recognised the important contribution co-operatives could make to the implementation of…

How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?

The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…

How can co-operatives contribute to the future of work?

With increasing challenges brought by demographic changes, technological developments, globalisation or climate change, the world of…

Report features twenty best practices from Latin American co-operatives

Cooperatives Europe has released a new report that showcases 20 of the best co-operative practices from…

Saigon co-operative makes top 10 Asia Pacific retailers list

A retail co-operative from Ho Chi Minh City has been included in a list of the…

A co-operative option for running bus services?

The Co-operative Party has launched a campaign to promote a mutual bus solution for the future.…

Co-ops and charities: Are they mutually exclusive?

What is the difference between charities and co-operatives? Since the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act…