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Show filtersCredit unions face rising costs as big banks lose profits
Britain’s biggest banks are passing on the costs of falling profits and low interest rates to…
Lloyds allocates £1m Fund to support 21 credit unions
Lloyds Banking Group is granting £1m to 21 credit unions through its Credit Union Development Fund. Credit…
Co-op Group offers paid work and a new life to victims of modern slave trade
The Co-op Group has announced a scheme to help integrate victims of the modern slave trade back into communities by giving…
Co-operative law under review in Singapore
New laws are being considered to improve the governance of co-ops in Singapore, with a review of…
Congress looking to remove VAT tax exemptions for co-ops in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DoF) is proposing a comprehensive tax reform that threatens to leave co-operatives worse…
A chequered history for the Co-operative Bank, but what’s next for co-op banking in the UK?
The Co-operative Bank markets itself as an ethical bank. It had the first customer-led ethical policy, provides free…
Recycling and energy conservation save Midcounties Co-op £1m a year
The Midcounties Co-operative is saving more than £1m a year through sustainability measures. The society, which operates more than 500…
How can governments help build the platform co-op movement, asks Open:2017
Government at all levels should help platforms co-ops to flourish, Claire McCarthy, general secretary of the Co-operative…
Customers prefer shopping with businesses who pay tax fairly
Nearly 80% of UK consumers would rather shop with a business that can prove it is…
French presidential election: Are co-ops on the agenda?
France elects its new president in April, a decision which could affect the future course of the country’s…
Co-op Group executive takes chair of employee engagement firm
Co-op Group executive Rod Bulmer has taken on the role of chairman of employee engagement company Engage…
