Specialist West Yorkshire-based wholesalers Suma scooped the prestigious Phillip Baxendale award for People and Culture at the recent Employee Ownership Association conference in Birmingham. Suma, the UK’s largest independent wholefood wholesaler and distributor, specialising in vegetarian, fairly traded, organic and natural products and the UK’s largest worker co-operative, was honoured because of its ethos of employee-ownership, transparency and meaningful engagement with employees and ...

Two Yorkshire community-led trusts are pioneering a novel way of ensuring high standards of sustainability in building design and management by committing to the become Sustainable Transport Buildings.

THE Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Alan Johnson MP visited a Hull-based credit union to see how it is progressing seven years after he helped launch it. Mr Johnson, MP for Hull West and Hessle, met Hull and East Yorkshire Credit Union's (HEYCU) directors, staff and volunteers to see how financial inclusion is being promoted by helping people access affordable credit and build up savings. Back in 1999 Mr Johnson spoke at the official launch of what was then known as City of Hull ...

LEEDS Co-op's Farsley store's commitment to Fairtrade has landed the title of "Best Leeds Supermarket for Fairtrade". Leeds City Council made the award against strong competition from 40 other stores -including last year's winner, Leeds Co-op's Beeston store - which came a close second this time. "The Fairtrade range has gathered momentum each year," says Farsley manager Phil Scott, who has now moved to the society's Sherburn in Elmet store.