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Co-op Group wins national award for supporting social enterprise sector

Social Enterprise UK honoured the retailer for its efforts to increase its sourcing from suppliers in…

Cwmpas calls for new solutions to Welsh wildlife crisis

'We need to move away from business models that take little account of potential risk to…

Hackney Council steps up support for co-ops and social enterprises

A research project will look at current issues around support available in the London borough –…

UK social enterprises ‘reinvest £1bn profit into social and environmental missions’

'Business can and must work in a way that actively benefits people and planet, sharing profit…

Spanish government green lights new law on the social economy

Ministers also approved a five-year national strategy for the sector, which accounts for 10% of the…

Romania’s first non-bank financier for social enterprises gets nod from regulator

The national bank has given its authorisation to the Alternative FINancing Institution, which is looking to…

Romanian Parliament amends government emergency order on the social economy law

Legislators rejected a move to increase the share of profit that can be redistributed to members…

£4m fund to boost local community businesses across north east England

The fund is a joint initiative from the North of Tyne Combined Authority and Power to…

Holding onto the co-op identity means we “don’t lose ourselves”

Jean-Louis Bancel, president of CoopFR and Crédit Coopératif, on the difference the co-op identity can make

Social Enterprise Day celebrates sector on 11 November

Social Enterprise UK is calling on social enterprises around the world to share their stories in…

Co-op movement calls for local empowerment in response to Rishi Sunak’s budget

Sector bodies welcomed some spending commitments but branded the statement a missed opportunity in terms of…

EMES research conference explores the latest social economy trends

The event was also an opportunity for researchers to consider some of the challenges they face