Plunkett teams up with Bestway Wholesale to support community businesses

Support from Bestway will included a dedicated advisory panel, fundraising activities and campaigns on the rural…

Co-operators in modern slavery campaign criticise Illegal Migration Bill

It is feared the bill could stop modern slavery victims forced into the UK by traffickers…

Co-op Group appoints Rachel Izzard as CFO

Izzard takes the reins from Mike Hazell, who has held the post on an interim basis

Supporting co-operation: Claire Dalton on her new role as secretary of Co-operatives UK

'We are led by our values and ethics and I want to do everything I can…

Fairbnb launches its ethical holiday rental platform in the UK

The platform co-op says it wants to promote a sustainable, people-over-profit model of tourism that supports…

Citizenship: Storyteller’s big fix to usher in a co-operative new world

Ad man turned activist Jon Alexander draws on his work advising the Co-op Group and other…

Insurer LV= to join Association of Finance Mutuals

'The AFM Board has been impressed by the LV= leadership’s commitment to maintaining strong mutual credentials'

Andrew Bibby draws lessons from the legacy of co-operative housing

Natalie Bradbury interviews the co-op writer about his new book, These Houses Are Ours, which uncovers…

Challenges for consumer co-ops: Rethinking economic value and communication

Campaigns on fairness, climate change and broken markets are 'call back to co-operation’s radical roots', says…

UKSCS Conference takes a look at consumer co-ops as a force for good

If human society is transitioning from consumerism to citizenship, what part can retail co-ops play in…

BCCM chief gives evidence to Australian Senate on value of co-op sector

Melina Morrison wants legislation on the National Reconstruction Fund to put co-ops on equal footing when…

Co-op Group seeks small food businesses for accelerated support scheme

This is the second round of the Apiary programme, which last year saw six businesses get…