Case study: Setting up the sustainability plan The Southern Co-operative recently launched a new community programme –…
Expert views: What are the current trends in community investment?
Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group: Over the last few years our experience is that local…
Why are co-ops working in communities?
One area of the impact index that has grown is the number of co-operatives reporting how…
Expert views: What should co-ops be doing to be different from private companies?
Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group: “The thing that makes us different is responding to local…
What are co-ops doing in their communities?
Co-op Group Community groups are being helped by a raft of initiatives which are taking co-operatives…
How are retail co-ops impacting on their communities?
Ten per cent of a retail co-op’s profits are given back to the community. This is…
Monique Leroux joins Board of Directors at S&P Global
Finance and analytics company S&P Global has announced that co-operator Monique Leroux has joined its Board of…
Devolution can only work by empowering local communities, argues new report
The government’s devolution agenda must go beyond transferring power to local councils by empowering local communities,…
Small and medium enterprises set up as co-ops are achieving scale by working together
With the majority of co-operatives active in the industry, services and energy sector being small and…
Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company
The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…
How are co-operatives perceived by the public in Canada, France, Brazil and Japan?
A new study presented at the International Summit of Cooperatives in Quebec looks at how the…
Housing co-op partners up with a developer in a multi-million pound project
Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Caledonia Housing Association partnered with regeneration development company Urban Union in a…