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US Department of Labour launches Employee Ownership Initiative

The move aims to promote worker-owned businesses, including co-ops

Cecop seeks members’ views European Cooperative Society statute

The consultation is open until 10 September.

Revisiting the co-operative economy in a contemporary Indonesia

Mutianwar Syarahil Mutianwar Efendi, LL.B. writes for Co-op News about the role the co-op sector can…

Co-ops weigh in on European Union leadership changes

Co-ops shared their views on the Hungarian presidency of the European Council and Ursula von der…

Levelling up: Do co-ops need to become more like companies?

Co-op legal expert Laura Moss discusses the future of the sector's legislation as the Law Commission…

Co-op Party calls on GB Energy to expand community-ownership

'Energy insecurity, soaring bills, and the clear impacts of climate change make the case for a…

Preston City Council becomes founding member of Preston Digital Co-op

The co-op has been set up to promote digital inclusion across the city with measures including…

King’s speech sets out measures including crackdown on retail crime

Measures in the speech were welcomed by the Co-op Group, Locality, Community Energy England and the…

Vaughan Gething resigns as first minister of Wales

The Labour/Co-op leader had been dogged by allegations during his four months in the post

Housing co-op apex urges Starmer government to reform the sector

Blase Lambert, CEO of the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, has written to housing minister Matthew Pennycook…

Co-op Party hails appointment of 21 MPs and peers to frontbenches

After celebrating its most successful general election night, the party now has five members of Keir…

UK co-operative and social economy sector responds to election result

Statements of support to deliver Labour's pledge to double co-op economy have been shared