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East of England Co-op recognised for its dementia-friendly training for colleagues

East of England Co-op was among the 34 organisations honoured with a Princess Royal Training Award…

Government Green Paper proposes having workers on boards on a voluntary basis

The UK government has published a green paper outlining proposals for corporate governance reform – including a suggestion to…

Co-ops among the winners at the Social Enterprise UK Awards

Two co-operative bodies were recognised for their achievements at the UK Social Enterprise Awards last month. Dulas,…

Community for Renewables acquires the largest community solar project in the UK

Communities for Renewables (CfR) has announced the purchase and financing of the UK’s largest community solar…

Revolver launches new coffee products

Revolver co-operative is launching two new Fairtrade coffee products in time for Christmas. Chief executive Paul…

Housing associations and co-ops pledge 350 homes for Syrian families

Scottish housing co-operatives and associations have pledged to allocate 350 homes to Syrian refugees who are…

Thomas Cook takes over The Co-operative Travel joint venture outlets

Thomas Cook is set to take over the Co-operative Travel joint venture. Five years ago, the Co-operative…

Credit unions join Affordable Loans portal partnership

An Affordable Loans portal is being set up in partnership between private and social sector bodies to…

Co-ops react to Cadbury’s Fairtrade logo swap

The UK’s most famous chocolate maker Cadbury is changing the way it works with Fairtrade in…

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…