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Can a co-operative university help us rethink community?

Papers were presented to the Co-operative Education Conference asking: Why now for a co-op university?

Can we have a Fair Trade economy?

Ed Mayo from Co-operatives UK and Erinch Sahan from the World Fair Trade Organization make a…

Southern Co-operative reports 9% growth in annual income

Gross profit increased to £121m from £111m in the previous year, with members’ share of profits…

Shared ownership needs shared governance: Q&A with Trebor Scholz

We speak to the scholar-activist about governance issues surrounding platform co-ops

Lincolnshire Co-op reports half-year sales growth but trading surplus hit by rising costs

The retailer continued to invest in its businesses and the community as sales rose 4.6% to…

Data and new challenges for co-op governance: A view from the agri sector

Co-op News speaks to Bob Yuill, deputy chief executive of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society

Governance and the co-operative difference

How does the movement rate against other forms of business models which are pitching to be…

Could better governance have saved co-operatives in the past?

'Co-operatives, owned by their members rather than by shareholders, have a relatively good track record in…

Help space cats fight galactic fascism in a new game from TESA Collective

The team behind the Co-opoly board game have launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new project,…

Boost for community business as survey shows investors warming to ethical funds

The report comes from assets manager Mongoose Energy, which has worked with ventures like Heart of…

Trading profit falls at East of England Co-op after robberies increase security costs

Sales and pre-tax profits were up at the society which said it had invested significantly in…

Nisa appoints new CEO as Co-op Group completes its acquisition

'The mood among our retailers is one of excitement as we look forward to life together…