Former refugee hostel Welcommon facing closure

The hostel is run by a co-op, which is now crowdfunding to avoid eviction

Co-operative leaders recognised by Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Lincolnshire CEO Ursula Lidbetter picks up an OBE and other gongs include an MBE for Frank…

Book review: Generation Share – The Change makers building the Sharing Economy

The writers interviewed 200 people for the book, on a 10 year journey

Waitrose is piloting a packaging-free scheme

The scheme will run at a store in Oxford for a period of 11 weeks

Canadian co-operative insurer recognised for sustainability leadership

Corporate Knights' ranking is based on a number of environmental, social and governance indicators

Co-op Academies Trust becomes the most diverse multi academy trust in the country

The Co-op plans to treble the number of academies it sponsors to 40 in the next…

Broadband for Rural North to quadruple its network after crowdfunding £2m

The bencom plans to use the funding to expand its gigabit-capable network

Southern Co-op funeralcare branches donate prosthetics to charity Legs4Africa

All donations are made with the explicit consent of each family

Vandana Shiva to headline ICA Global Conference in Kigali

The physicist and activist is renowned for her campaigns on biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and other ecological…

Central England Co-operative is ditching single use plastic carrier bags

Customers will be offered a 10p biodegradable bag for life or compostable bags.

How are retail co-ops helping to protect the environment?

We look at what co-operative retailers are doing to tackle environmental issues

Midcounties Co-operative to mark World Environment Day with community clean-ups

Around 460 people have already committed to taking part, including colleagues, members, schools and charities