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The Co-op Compass: How to review outcomes and performance

Gill Gardner, secretary of the Co-op Group’s National Members Council, discusses a methodology created to fit…

Co-op values in the modern world

'It is your commitment to co-operative culture that makes you part of the wider co-op movement'

Can big co-ops live up to the movement’s values and principles?

'Co-ops need to look at co-operative values and principles and see how they can be put…

Customers trust co-ops more than traditional businesses

Over six out of ten people (62%) surveyed trust co-operative businesses, which are member-owned and run

Green paper on social housing recommends more power to tenants – but is it enough?

'We are worried that the green paper is questioning whether tenant management is a valid form…

Co-operative sector responds to government’s Civil Society Strategy

Reaction from Co-operatives UK, the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, Abcul and Social Enterprise UK

Meet … Wendy Carter, head of communications and marketing at Co-operatives UK

'Every co-op should have an elevator pitch, using everyday language to explain the purpose and values…

Meet the 2018 co-operatives of the year

The awards went to London production company The Service, the Foster Care Co-operative, Midcounties and Cardiff…

Festival season takes a co-operative turn at Greenbelt 2018

Break out the camping gear for a programme of co-op events at the arts, faith and…

Platform 6: Helping the movement seize its moment

'If we are to double the size of the co-op movement then we need to double…

#Opencoop: Could platform co-ops break up tech monopolies?

'A lot of developers are considering questions of empowerment, transparency and privacy'

Co-ops are the key to keeping Welsh farming strong after Brexit

'With more and more uncertainty over future funding for the industry after the UK leaves the…