The 2017 New Year Honours list included an award for Dorothy Francis, chief executive of Leicester-based Co-operative And…
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Show filtersLord Victor Adebowale announced as new chair of Social Enterprise UK
Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) has named Lord Victor Adebowale as its new chair for an initial…
Shane Meadows puts Co-op Group in the picture with member recruitment films
The Co-op Group has collaborated with BAFTA-winning British director, screenwriter and actor Shane Meadows (This is England (2006-2015),…
Co-op supporter elected president of the European Parliament
Antonio Tajani, a keen supporter of co-operative enterprise, has been elected president of the European Parliament.…
SWIFT co-operative working to address cyber security concerns
SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, is working on implementing a Customer…
Italian co-op’s ‘supermarket of the future’ transforms the shopping experience
Italy’s largest supermarket chain Coop Italia has unveiled its “supermarket of the future” which offers an innovative…
Co-operative Bank said to be looking for buyers for a portfolio of non-core operations
The UK’s Co-operative Bank is working with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to sell some of its non-core…
How is the Fairtrade movement preparing for the future?
Since the first fair trade label was introduced in 1988, the movement has been working to…
Co-op Group opens nominations for members’ council elections
Nominations are open for this year’s elections to the Co-op Group members’ council, which was put in place to…
Obituary: Tom Agar, former Co-op Bank chair and Lincolnshire CEO
Tom Agar, 1931 to 2016 Lincolnshire Co-operative has released news of the death of Tom Agar, chief executive of the…
Mutual Guarantee Societies Bill passes first reading in Parliament
A ten-minute rule bill to make provisions for the creation of mutual guarantee societies has passed…