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Co-op Group opens applications for local causes to support

The scheme, part of the Group’s 5 and 1 membership offer, has already raised £14m for…

Employee ownership: The business model of the future?

'We believe that employees should use capital rather than capital using employees'

Lincolnshire Co-operative: supporting local libraries by building community hubs

The third of our Big Debate case studies looking at how co-ops can step up to…

The Platform – helping put people back into work

The first of our Big Debate case studies looking at how co-ops can step up to…

Sector body confirms Co-operative Bank can keep its co-op name

'We welcome the new capital agreement for the Co-operative Bank and can confirm that the bank…

The importance of research in co-operative policy

Good monitoring and data for the movement will help spread the message about the value of…

Regulatory and tax changes have slowed the growth of community energy

The Community Energy Conference heard a number of projects had stalled after controversial government policy changes

Remploy helps young people with a learning disability onto the jobs ladder

The social business is in the second year of a partnership with Gloucester College offering a…

Co-op consortium formed to help farmers in Africa gain access to financial services

Organisations from Canada, Ireland and Africa are teaming up to improve rural outreach for credit unions…

Co-op loan helps upgrade of two community-run leisure centres

Co-operative & Community Finance is providing loans to a community benefit society which operates services transferred…

Fifty years of feeding a nation: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative celebrates landmark

IFFCO is now the biggest co-op in the world by turnover on GDP per capita, reaching…

Energy co-ops are on the rise – and they are coming together to innovate

Paul Monaghan attended the REScoop conference, which looked at promoting energy efficiency, sustainable investment and smart…