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A co-op year in review: The stories you read most in 2017

The ten most visited articles on the Co-op News website from 2017 ...

2017 in review: Top stories from the co-op movement

A look back on the highlights from the past year in Co-op News

How an Egyptian co-op has made strides towards gender equality

Sekem provides education for smallholders, with a focus on gender parity

Kwanzaa: African Americans end the year with celebration of co-op economics

The festival, created by leaders of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, is focused on…

Snapshots in time: Looking back at 12 early examples of co-operation

Ed Mayo from Co-operatives UK has just published a history of co-operation – and finds cases…

What do Quaker and co-operative businesses have in common?

'The Rochdale Principles bear more than a passing resemblance to the Quaker testimonies, which are equality,…

In the battle for net neutrality, can co-ops keep the internet open and democratic?

Small, community-owned ISPs are spreading – and could help to protect open internet access

Six ways to improve international co-operative development

Sharing expertise and strengthening communications are some of the recommendations

The tea estates being revitalised in the mountains of Darjeeling

In northern India, the Ambootia Tea Group is using social impact investment to boost financial security…

Community Impact Index: Q&A with our expert panel

What are the latest trends for community investment and how can businesses increase their impact? We…

How co-operatives can make the move into integrated reporting

For the Community Impact Index 2017, we look at how Canada’s The Co-operators has joined the…

Co-ops and community impact: Getting to grips with narrative reporting

This is an area where co-operatives should be leading the field, according to a narrative reporting…