'Co-operatives have played an important role in poverty eradication, employment generation, creating social harmony and building…
Concern over India’s co-operative banks
Paul Gosling looks at the crisis that has hit the sector in recent months
Heart of England Co-op continues its £12m investment programme
'We continue to operate with no borrowings and we continue to invest our profits back into…
Chelmsford Star plans ‘major change’ in food business after half-year fall in profit
Measures will 'ensure that processes are efficient, effective and are embedded within the operation', says the…
London design consultancy now owned by employees
'I am extremely lucky to have worked with such talented people over the last 14 years,…
Co-operative business lender BCRS passes the £50m loan mark
'By lending £50m, we have generated an extra £263m of value in the West Midlands economy…
Tax breaks could bring a new wave of employee owners, says report
The Equity for All report says its recommendations could bring the largest redistribution of wealth in…
New food co-op being developed in Brooklyn, NYC
'Our commitment to food sovereignty affirms and reclaims the power of food by providing access that…
New long-term finance deal for community solar farm
Heart of England Community Energy in Warwickshire has agreed a £16.3m package with Triodos Bank UK…
Q&A: Joe Fortune, general secretary of the Co-op Party
'We’re working very hard to ensure that co-operative policies, viewpoints, and our values and principles will…
Lincolnshire Co-op reports 5.6% rise in sales as trading surplus falls to £15.5m
The society said it had enjoyed a 'record performance' in its food stores and the convenience…