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Annual general meetings: What are UK retail societies doing?

Societies are either postponing their meetings or hosting them online, in accordance with the Covid-19 lockdown

Covid-19 is posing governance challenges

A number of co-ops have had to postpone their AGMs while others are hosting virtual meetings

New governance code for UK co-ops

Co-operatives UK has developed a new code that can be used by co-ops of every type…

Meet… Olly Young, director at Chelsmford Star

We speak to the youngest director to ever serve on the board at the Essex-based retail…

New governance code for co-ops in Sweden

'We're now increasing transparency even further and making it clearer how co-operative and mutual enterprises actually…

Why is Unicorn Grocery using sociocracy principles in governance?

A workshop at the Ways Forward conference in Manchester discussed how the model can be used…

New set of governance principles for Australia’s co-ops and mutuals

Apex body BCCM has drawn up the document after an 18 month consultation

Investigation ordered into the downfall of the Cyprus Co-operative Bank

The crisis has brought street protests and calls for ministerial resignations

Review: Johnston Birchall on co-operative governance

Prof Birchall’s updated review takes a sector-by-sector look at issues facing the movement

Governance and the society secretary: Jim Watts, Central England Co-op

'The role is about doing the right thing on behalf of the society'

Why it’s time to radically rethink the business school

Martin Parker from the University of Bristol suggests that if we want a co-operative economy, then…

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

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