Next month’s Ways Forward 5 Conference will be the fifth version of the event, exploring issues…
Is hierarchy the enemy of co-operation?
Co-operatives should be about co-operation not hierarchy, says Bob Cannell, formerly of Suma workers co-operative. How can…
End of year review 2016: Retail
CO-OPERATIVE GROUP February: Group buys 15 Budgens stores in continued expansion The Co-op Group has bought…
Co-operative lawyers meet for Latin American summit in Montevideo
More than 100 lawyers from Latin America, and 20 from Europe, Canada and Israel, gathered for…
Co-op Group hits a million meals and pledges more before Christmas
The Co-op Group has reached its target to supply a million meals by redistributing surplus food…
The potential of co-ops for waste pickers in the recycling sector in Turkey
There are many layers to city life. Peel back one layer in any Turkish city and…
NFU Mutual partners up with defence providers to safeguard against fraud
The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society has teamed up with technology-led defence providers BAE Systems…
Credit Unions recognised at Joe Biden and Edward Filene Awards
Credit unions and individuals from across the world were recognised for their performance at the Edward…
The role of elected representatives in member engagement
As member-owned businesses, co-operatives place a strong emphasis on engaging with their members. But what is…
Brexit and beyond: What do the political upheavals of 2016 mean for co-ops?
In political terms, 2016 was a momentous year. Co-operatives UK’s Policy Officer, James Wright, looks at…
End of year review 2016: Community and energy
COMMUNITY February: Foster Care Co-op saves independent agency with takeover The UK’s only foster care co-op…
End of year review 2016: Worker co-operatives
May: TTIP trade deal ‘supports’ worker co-operatives A leaked document from the EU/US transatlantic trade negotiations…