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Maria Eugenia Pérez Zea re-elected chair of the ICA Gender Equality Committee

Ms Pérez has been active in the movement for 18 years and chairs her country's largest…

Taking steps to meet the long-term needs of refugees

Europe is facing its biggest displacement of people since the Second World War and attention is…

Co-op director Margaret Casely-Hayford is Coventry University’s first woman chancellor

The respected lawyer says she wants universities to overcome the town vs gown divide and work…

Is Fairtrade in trouble?

Sainsbury’s is going solo – will others follow?

Central England raises £1.5m for children’s charity Newlife

Central England Co-operative has announced it has raised £1.5m for its corporate charity partner, Newlife, which…

Wales Co-op Centre reports on 2016-17 impact

Over the past 12 months the organisation has worked across three main areas: supporting local businesses;…

Government’s funeral fund plans ‘don’t go far enough’, says co-op-backed campaign

Plans to help those who cannot afford their farewells to loved ones have been criticised by…

How Co-op stores are showing support for their Para Athletics colleague Carly Tait

Branches in the wheelchair athlete’s home town Manchester have added a good-luck hashtag to their fascia…

Co-op Group to continue advertising in the Mail, Express and Sun

Campaigners such as Stop Funding Hate want the retailer to withdraw its ads from the three…

Caring through sharing: New approach to social care wins the 2017 Co-op Pitches

Emma Adelaide Black made the winning pitch for CareShare, an online platform to match care workers…

Taylor delivers report on future of modern work – with no direct mention of co-ops

But the report does recommend 'WorkerTech' solutions where self-employed workers can organise to pool risks and…

The gig economy – an opportunity for co-ops and trade unions to work together?

Co-op Congress heard from John Park from Community Union and Sarah de Heusch of co-op gig…