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Stephen Nicol appointed chair of Plunkett Foundation

'The impacts of Covid-19 in 2020 have underlined the critical importance of strong community businesses for…

US energy co-op plans small-scale nuclear reactors

The Utah-based energy supplier wants to build 12 small-scale reactors developed by Oregon's NuScale Power, as…

Lincolnshire Co-op youth scheme praised by Business in the Community

Around 130 young people have completed the scheme over the past five years

Heart of England Co-op gives colleagues a Covid-19 bonus

Food, funeral and head office colleagues will get an extra week's pay

Co-op Group opens new-look Hereford store

The store re-opens after a 10-week upgrade

Co-op retailers join food insecurity taskforce set up by Marcus Rashford

The campaign calls on the government to take new measures to tackle child food poverty

Obituary: Philippe Frémeaux, former editor of Alternatives économiques

A well-known figure in France, he led the magazine between 1999 and 2012

Obituary: Sethu Madhavan of the ICA Asia-Pacific

Balu Iyer pays tribute to 'a mentor, friend, and guide'

Green Share Bill to unlock sustainable investment for co-ops gets second reading

The private members bill from Labour MP Anna McMorrin would allow member-owned businesses to raise green…

How to drive youth social entrepreneurship

A report from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs looks at ways young people…

Meet … Silena Dominy from Southern Co-operative

'We’re advancing our governance and looking at how we bring our ethical compass across everything we…

First renewable energy co-op in Romania to start distribution in 2021

Launched in November last year, the co-op has so far recruited 300 members