In the lead up to Fairtrade Fortnight, the Co-operative Group has announced that from May 2017, 100%…
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Loneliness is costing UK employers £2.5bn a year
Loneliness can affect business performance. New research from the New Economics Foundation found that loneliness costs businesses…
Co-op-inspired energy business aims to take on the Big Six
Two entrepreneurs are launching a customer-owned energy firm to take on the big energy companies. The…
Congress looking to remove VAT tax exemptions for co-ops in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DoF) is proposing a comprehensive tax reform that threatens to leave co-operatives worse…
Sri Lanka plans new laws and national policy for co-ops
The government of Sri Lanka is amending its co-operative legislation and looking to implement the country’s first…
Palestine prime minister launches co-operative sector strategy
Co-operatives in Palestine will be entering a new development phase with the launch of a co-operative…
A chequered history for the Co-operative Bank, but what’s next for co-op banking in the UK?
The Co-operative Bank markets itself as an ethical bank. It had the first customer-led ethical policy, provides free…
Co-operatives Fortnight will celebrate the movement with shared stories
This year’s Co-operatives Fortnight will be asking supporters to share stories of how working together has…
Recycling and energy conservation save Midcounties Co-op £1m a year
The Midcounties Co-operative is saving more than £1m a year through sustainability measures. The society, which operates more than 500…
Co-ops join programme to rehabilitate drug users as masseurs
Co-operatives in the Philippines are joining a venture which will train reformed drug users in massage…
How can governments help build the platform co-op movement, asks Open:2017
Government at all levels should help platforms co-ops to flourish, Claire McCarthy, general secretary of the Co-operative…
Housing co-op teams up with Glasgow council on £5m renovation project
Council officers in Glasgow are working with Rosehill Housing Co-operative to deliver a £5.12million improvement programme…
