Two reports from Plunkett Foundation, the support organisation for community-owned shops and pubs, show how such…
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Show filtersSteve Murrells joins Coldplay, Ellie Goulding and Pharrell Williams to fight water poverty
The music stars and Co-op Group chief executive helped to kickstart the Global Investment Fund for…
Co-operative Congress 2017: Reimagining community by turning assets into co-ops
‘We need to persuade people to see social value as an economic outcome’
Actor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy
The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress,…
Co-operative Congress: Reimagining the economy
A panel looked at ways to reshape the economy to avert the crises facing the UK…
The Big Debate: How are co-ops caring for communities at a time of crisis?
As austerity cuts take hold in the UK's social services, and demographic changes bring a new…
How are co-operatives ensuring no one is left behind?
As this year’s International Day of Co-operatives takes the theme of inclusion, we look at the…
‘We need to build a better economy – and we need to do it ourselves’
Dame Pauline Green explains more about the new national development strategy for co-ops, led by Co-operatives…
Which are the world’s most co-operatively minded countries?
New research for the International Day of Co-operatives maps the prevalence of co-op values around the…
2017 Co-operative of the Year award winners announced
Three worker-owned organisations - Suma Wholefoods, Daily Bread Co-operative and The New Leaf Co-operative - receive…
Co-op Group opens applications for local causes to support
The scheme, part of the Group’s 5 and 1 membership offer, has already raised £14m for…
Employee ownership: The business model of the future?
'We believe that employees should use capital rather than capital using employees'