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Southern Co-op members donate £37k in rewards to local causes

The money will be split between food poverty charity FareShare and the Neighbourly Community Fund

Obituary: Mohammad Sharif Bhaiji

The pioneer of the co-op movement from Pakistan dedicated his life to developing housing co-operatives

Co-op Group teams up with green charity Hubbub on community fridge project

The partnership will add 100 units to the network, which shares fresh surplus food donated by…

Central England Co-op hails 40% cut in food waste

The retail society has improved its ordering process and developed a food redistribution partnership with FareShare

MPs write to Bank of England governor over LV= demutualisation plan

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Mutuals is continuing its investigations into the proposed sale of…

Co-op Group highlights campaign work at virtual AGM

Members asked questions on issues such as executive pay, sustainability and the sale of the Co-op…

Midcounties Co-op announces operating profit of £14m for 2020

The society saw surging lockdown food sales but the pandemic hit its travel and childcare arms

TED Talk on co-operatives reaches half a million views

Themed - The case for co-ops, the invisible giant of the economy - the talk focused…

Interview: Mark Drakeford on the legacy of Robert Owen

The Welsh first minister discusses the impact of the pioneering reformer

Cooperatives Europe highlights policy priorities for EU’s social economy plan

Cooperatives Europe provided input into the European Commission’s roadmap towards the action plan

Shaping the way for community-led housing

CCH and CLH launch Wayshaper toolkit for community-led housing groups

Tough elections for Labour bring gains for Co-op Party but loss for CCIN member Plymouth

By-election defeat in Hartlepool was offset by three metro mayor wins - with Nik Johnson and…