‘Sustainability’ is a difficult concept. It implies care for the environment, looking after the community, contributing towards a resilient economy, and making a business work – all at once. Not surprisingly, it’s become one of the most used but perhaps least understood terms in business today.
Over the next 12 months, Co-operative News will be exploring what it means to be sustainable, in association with The Southern Co-operative, looking at some of the complexities, challenges and best practice examples from around the co-operative movement.