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Central England Co-op scoops green standard treble – for the third time

The internationally recognised standards cover areas such as carbon emissions, waste outputs, and water use

Archaeology firm digs out new future as employee-owned business

Guard Archaeology, based in Scotland, has discovered several key sites, including the real Bannockburn battlefield

Co-op Group staff launch equal pay claim

The employees, who are mostly women, argue they are being underpaid compared with warehouse workers, most…

Blueprint unveiled for a co-operative Greater Manchester

Commission's report is 'a golden opportunity to make devolution work for co-ops in one of the…

Meet … Andrew Seddon, secretary of the Co-op Group NMC

'I saw the co-op sector as something that was again aligned with my personal values and…

Co-op Fortnight will be themed Join a Co-op

Co-ops can take it to social media to post about the Fortnight using the hashtag #JoinACoop

Scotmid breaks record for the world’s largest Burns’ Night supper

926 people helped to break the record, at Edinburgh's Corn Exchange

Credit unions discuss ways to keep up in a digital world

'Credit unions have the common bond but that’s not enough. You can be part of a…

Lincolnshire Co-op plans new store in Keelby

The store, which will create 15 jobs, is set to open next year

NHS Credit Union pays out highest member divi in a decade

The total sum paid out to members totals more than £200,000

Reassessing Neville Chamberlain, from appeasement to the co-op tax

We review the new book from historian - and Midcounties communications head - Nick Milton, which…

Co-op retailers buck the market with a successful Christmas

The member-owned businesses enjoyed a busy festive season, bringing a boost to like-for-like sales