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Show filtersWorld’s top co-operatives grow by 19.5% since 2010 despite recession
Despite the global recession dominating the world’s economy, co-operatives and mutuals have grown by 19.5% in…
How can co-operatives contribute to the future of work?
With increasing challenges brought by demographic changes, technological developments, globalisation or climate change, the world of…
Hitler’s hit list: co-operatives and co-operators during wartime
Adolf Hitler’s hatred and intolerance of sections of society is well documented, but less known is the…
The co-operative disadvantage: Why the movement needs a level playing field
Who would voluntarily choose to be a co-operative or a community benefit society? Or – to…
Co-op slashes fruit and veg prices
Fresh fruit and vegetables have been reduced in price at Co-operative Food stores in an attempt…
Take a peek inside the Co-operative Group’s head office
A 360-degree virtual tour of One Angel Square, the Co-operative Group’s head office in Manchester, has been…
The lesson behind the Austrian co-op banking disaster
Many European countries have co-operative banks. Germany’s Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken are perhaps the best-known, but France,…
Brazilian farmers can now market Fairtrade products to Brazillian consumers
An organisation to promote Fairtrade products within Brazil has been launched. Traditionally labelled as an exporter…
Waitrose changes claims on worker ownership after ad attracts complaints
Waitrose has avoided a formal investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after it agreed not…
What lessons can the UK learn from Germany’s co-operative banking sector?
Co-operative banks make up about two thirds of all German retail banks, and have a broad…