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5 ways to help you measure your impact

Pioneered by Corporate Citizenship, LBG is the global standard for measuring corporate community investment and philanthropy.…

Expert views: What tips would you give to other co-ops looking to invest in communities?

Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group:  Start with needs of the members, tap into member expectations…

How do co-operatives work with other co-ops?

Co-operatives serve their members (and, thus, community) most effectively by working together through local and national…

How are co-ops working in communities?

Case study: Setting up the sustainability plan The Southern Co-operative recently launched a new community programme –…

Expert views: What are the current trends in community investment?

Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group:  Over the last few years our experience is that local…

Why are co-ops working in communities?

One area of the impact index that has grown is the number of co-operatives reporting how…

Expert views: What should co-ops be doing to be different from private companies?

Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group:  “The thing that makes us different is responding to local…

What are co-ops doing in their communities?

Co-op Group Community groups are being helped by a raft of initiatives which are taking co-operatives…

How are retail co-ops impacting on their communities?

Ten per cent of a retail co-op’s profits are given back to the community. This is…

Devolution can only work by empowering local communities, argues new report

The government’s devolution agenda must go beyond transferring power to local councils by empowering local communities,…

Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company

The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…

Housing co-op partners up with a developer in a multi-million pound project

Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Caledonia Housing Association partnered with regeneration development company Urban Union in a…