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North Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll barred from standing for re-election as Labour candidate

A row has broken out in the Labour Party after Driscoll, one of five Labour/Co-op metro…

Co-op Party campaigns for leashold reform after government U-turn

'We need to strengthen and promote commonhold alongside co-operative housing tenure, to protect homeowners and renters…

UKSCS calls for papers for online workshop and special issue on co-op education

The UK Co-operative Researchers Network is working with the journal's editors to look at the subject…

Calculating co-operative sustainability as the movement works towards the SDGs

Initiatives from the insurance and housing sectors to assess and reduce the impact on climate and…

Wholefood pioneer Suma sets out sustainability goals in annual report

The co-op has sustainability goals based around six key areas: Net zero, zero waste, nature, decent…

Researcher Naomi Terry on land justice and the future of farming

Terry worked with the Ecological Land Cooperative to produce the Jumping Fences report on racial barriers…

Swoboda Research Conference looks at credit union services in a changing world

'It’s no use people loving credit unions if they are not borrowing from them. At the…

Playground for the New Economy 2023 looks for ways to rebuild democracy

Stir to Action brought the event north for talks, workshops, music and networking opportunities, with contributors…

Lincolnshire Co-op reports reduced half-year surplus but increased sales

'We are managing our costs carefully while continuing to create as much value as we can…

Boost for mutual sector as building societies beat banks on savings balances

'In 2022, building societies offered higher savings rates than those in similar accounts with the major…

UK retail co-ops outline climate efforts in their annual reports

Updates on emissions and other sustainability issues from the Co-op Group and the independent societies

Co-op Group chooses new wave of suppliers for its business accelerator

The Apiary scheme will give eight suppliers the chance to work with the Group after pitching…