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Show filtersCoop extends Swiss Paralympic partnership
Coop, one of Switzerland’s largest retail and wholesale organisations, has extended its partnership agreement with Swiss Paralympic…
CICOPA president receives recognition on the 200th anniversary of the Polish co-operative movement
Manuel Mariscal, president of the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Co-operatives (CICOPA), has received a…
Agri co-ops welcome the tackling of unfair trading practices
Copa-Cogeca, the organisations representing European farmers and agri co-operatives, have welcomed recommendations made by the EU…
Winners announced for the Employee Ownership Awards
The Employee Ownership Association (EOA) has announced the winners for the 2016 edition of its Employee…
Four platform co-ops that are making a change
Innovative thinkers are joining online platforms with co-operative models of business to create a new wave of digital organisations…
Future Co-ops 2017 to look at post carbon co-ops
Can co-ops provide solutions to post carbon challenges? Future Co-ops delegates will try to explore this…
Co-op Energy chosen to take on 160,000 GB Energy Supply customers
Co-operative Energy has been chosen by energy regulator Ofgem to supply the 160,000 customers of bankrupt GB…
Midcounties placing members at the heart of its community investment strategy
Member engagement is key to involving local communities across a co-op’s trading area, says Midcounties Co-operative’s community and…
Central England invests almost £1.2m in community projects
Figures from Central England Co-operative reveal it has invested more than £1m in the community. Ahead of…
The Co-op News Christmas gift guide
With less than a month until Christmas, we have compiled the ultimate festive gift guide, giving you…
Our view: Caring for the community through collaboration
Co-operatives abide by the principle to care for the community, but how are they actually doing…