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AgricultureGrowth and innovation: From village stores to the Fair Tax Marque
2014 can be remembered as a year of growth and innovation across the co-operative movement....
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BusinessGovernment: Moving the sector towards a level playing field
Following an international effort to ensure that co-operatives are given a level playing field with...
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HousingYouth: The assertion of a movement from local communities to the international stage
2014 was the year when the next generation of co-operators came to the fore. Not...
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AgricultureReputation: Grappling with co-operative identity and governance
Co-operative Group members, employees and the rest of the movement were dealing with the fallout...
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FinancialThe finance heretic: how a more co-operative finance system can be created
Brett Scott is an activist and author whose work challenges financial norms. What does he...
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Looking forward to 2015: Courage, austerity and support
Co-op sector to secure its bases after crisis After such a challenging year, there is little...
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CommunityEthical Finance updates (18 November)
New £30 million loan fund for social enterprises Social and Sustainable Capital has launched a...
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Sustainability: are co-operatives different?
In a report on ‘the business of sustainability’, global management consultant McKinsey says: “The choice...
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What are other companies doing on sustainability?
M&S Plan A Marks and Spencer launched its ‘Plan A’ – named because ‘there is no...
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BusinessWhat is sustainability?
Over the next 12 months, Co-operative News is taking an in-depth look at sustainability, both...
Giles Simon
