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‘Fire the bosses’: Platform co-ops set out their radical stall

From data sharing as a new co-op principle to ways to organise street workers, the Who…

Co-operative Bank of Kenya gets behind free cancer-screening campaign

The Banks allocated sh10 million (£75,920) to the programme over the next five years

Belgian co-operative aims to establish an ethical bank

The co-operative needs to raise €30m through a share offer to secure the approval for a…

Central England Co-op launches campaign against violence towards store staff

Since January the retailer has recorded 275 incidents of threats/intimidation, 171 cases of verbal abuse and…

ICMIF conference explores the future of mutuality

Discussion included new tech, the mutual model and disaster resilience, and community support

Inductees named for the 2020 Cooperative Hall of Fame

Ben Burkett, Michael Mercer, Carmen Huertas-Noble and Everett M Dobrinski are the latest names to be…

Woccu welcomes efforts to tailor EU rules for credit unions

'Where appropriate frameworks are adopted, credit unions are remarkably successful in providing inclusive economic growth for…

Co-op Group opens community garden as part of store revamp

The project - which will have pickable herbs, pollinator flowers and a remembrance corner, is part…

India celebrates Co-op Week with a look at the role of the movement

'Co-operatives have played an important role in poverty eradication, employment generation, creating social harmony and building…

Co-op Group launches dedicated maintenance service

'The move will create social value through local job creation, support for community projects and a…

Community wind farm share offer achieves £1.5m target

Members of Auchrobert wind farm in South Lanarkshire are expected to retain a 5% return over…

Anna Turley in libel battle with Unite

The Labour / Co-op candidate for Redcar is suing the union and Skwawkbox editor Stephen Walker