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Community laundry co-operative helps vulnerable communities in Ottawa

A laundry co-operative is helping vulnerable communities in Canada access services at affordable prices. Founded in…

Can co-operatives empower women?

Gender equality is a key factor in socioeconomic and geopolitical growth, delegates at the International Summit of Cooperatives…

UK convenience sector set to spread while supermarkets shrink

Convenience store space is the only UK retail sector expected to expand, according to a combination…

Co-op’s biggest coffee morning raises £12,000 for cancer charity

Central England Co-operative Funeral Care staff members have raised over £12,000 by hosting dozens of World’s…

Charity receives £59,000 from co-op community

Over the last year, Lincolnshire Co-op has raised £59,201 for its charity partner, MS Society. Colleagues…

Co-op Group is Convenience Retailer of the Year and bags THREE more prizes

The Co-operative Group won four major prizes at the Retail Industry Awards, including Convenience Retailer of the Year. Food-to-go…

New law for Nepalese co-operatives

Nepalese parliament is considering the country’s first new co-operative law in 25 years, with an act…

Fans rally behind burgled vegan co-op and raise over £1,000

Popular workers co-op Black Cat Cafe was burgled before a busy Saturday, costing it thousands of…

Calls for credit unions to be included in Help to Save plans

Labour/Co-op MPs are campaigning to include credit unions in the government’s plans for the Help to…

Nicole Brusewitz receives global credit union award

The World Council of Credit Unions (Woccu) has presented the inaugural Emerging Leader Award to Nicole Brusewitz. The award…

How can values bring business to life?

Values, the things that guide our choices and behaviours, are our motivators and the reasons why we do…

A business that is based on values of equality

On the first World Values Day, Ed Mayo, secretary general of Co-operatives UK, looks at how…