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Show filtersMidcounties Co-operative to mark World Environment Day with community clean-ups
Around 460 people have already committed to taking part, including colleagues, members, schools and charities
Co-operative banks set out priorities for greening the financial sector
The sector reaffirmed its commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change
Bee saviour sugar cards give energy boost to exhausted bees
The group behind the initiative – which has had help from Midcounties – is setting up…
Irish credit unions roll out energy-efficiency scheme for households
The scheme is delivered by CUDA's Solutions Centre alongside sustainability and retrofit experts
Southern Co-op rolls out compostable carrier bag
The retailer is offering the bag in 75 of its stores where the local authority collects…
Welsh community groups can bag share of new £1m Co-op Foundation fund
Money is available for projects which make community spaces more environmentally sustainable
CTRLShift summit to explore pathways for social, economic and environmental change
The event will take place on 8-10 May and builds on last year’s summit in Wigan
Desjardins Group reports on contribution to SDGs
The finance co-op has made commitments on climate change and is supporting community projects
Midcounties Co-op launches awareness drive to cut plastic pollution
The society wants to encourage collective action from shoppers to tackle the problem of waste
Compostable carrier bags made available to all Greater Manchester retailers
The Green Carrier Scheme builds on the Co-op Group's collaboration with Oldham Council
Desjardins removes certain single-use plastic products
In three months the group avoided the purchase of 30,000 plastic water bottles