May: TTIP trade deal ‘supports’ worker co-operatives A leaked document from the EU/US transatlantic trade negotiations…
End of year review 2016: Housing
February: First leasehold housing co-op opens in Wales The Welsh co-operative housing sector continues to grow…
End of the Year Review 2016: Agriculture
DAIRY… February: Dairy co-op restructures following sale at Dairy Crest Farmer co-op and dairy producer organisation…
Co-op Party chair calls for mutualisation of Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland should be mutualised to overhaul the culture of the bank and bolster…
Providing life changing opportunities through SENse to Aspire
A scheme that changes the lives of students with special educational needs has created a social…
Developing sustainable organisations through the Community Dividend
For every pound spent on the community dividend scheme, Central England Co-operative generates a social return…
Improving lives through member groups
Over £20 of social value is returned for every £1 spent on Central England Co-operative member…
What social reporting is – and why it matters
Social return on investment (SROI) is a methodology for calculating the monetary value of the impact…
Co-ops make a difference. But how do we know they do?
It is simple to measure the economic impact of a co-op, just like we can do…
End of Year Review – 2017: time to do things differently
Last year was momentous for Britain. The vote to leave the European Union not only cast…
End of the Year Review 2016: Credit Unions and Finance
CO-OP BANK… January: Former Bank executives banned from finance roles Two former executives of the Co-operative Bank…
