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Nine steps to create your social impact report

Do you want to measure your organisation’s social impact? Here is our step-by-step guide to creating your…

Providing life changing opportunities through SENse to Aspire

A scheme that changes the lives of students with special educational needs has created a social…

Developing sustainable organisations through the Community Dividend

For every pound spent on the community dividend scheme, Central England Co-operative generates a social return…

Improving lives through member groups

Over £20 of social value is returned for every £1 spent on Central England Co-operative member…

What social reporting is – and why it matters

Social return on investment (SROI) is a methodology for calculating the monetary value of the impact…

Co-ops make a difference. But how do we know they do?

It is simple to measure the economic impact of a co-op, just like we can do…

Co-op Group members pull a £15m Christmas cracker

An estimated £15m is expected to be distributed to members this month, following the launch of…

European Commission fines Crédit Agricole for allegedly taking part in Euribor cartel

The world’s largest co-operative by turnover, Crédit Agricole, has been fined €114.7m by the European Commission for participating…

Automation: What does the future of retail look like?

As automation plays a growing role in the retail sector, co-operatives are exploring the opportunities and challenges brought by…

Co-op Group launches report into tackling loneliness

The Co-op Group is continuing its campaign to tackle loneliness with a new report into the potential…

International Co-operative Alliance for Asia-Pacific elects new board

The regional assembly of the International Co-operative Alliance for Asia and Pacific has elected a new…

Co-operation inscribed into Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list

The “idea and practice of organising shared interests in co-operatives” (Genossenschaftsidee) has been added to Unesco’s…