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Small co-operative community champions: Unicorn grocery

Unicorn is a wholefood grocery and worker co-operative in Manchester with a strong focus on organic,...

Mary Patel, Ruth Rosselson and Co-operative News 28 January 2014

Community impact index: Find out how co-operatives perform

It is often believed co-operatives give much more support to the communities they operate in...

Mary Patel, Ruth Rosselson and Co-operative News 28 January 2014

How are co-operatives investing in communities?

The community impact index is not a definitive statement on which organisations carry out more,...

Mary Patel, Ruth Rosselson and Co-operative News 28 January 2014

Small co-operative community champions: FC United

FC United is a community-owned football club in Manchester, set up by fans in 2005....

Ruth Rosselson, Mary Patel and Co-operative News 28 January 2014

Small co-operative community champions: Essential Trading

Essential Trading is a worker-owned food co-operative, based in the south west of England. Set...

Mary Patel and Ruth Rosselson 28 January 2014

Small co-operative community champions: Saith Seren

Saith Seren, a community-owned pub in Wrexham opened its doors in January 2012. It offers...

Mary Patel and Ruth Rosselson 28 January 2014

Case study: The co-operative that donates almost a quarter of its profit to charity

With a total reported investment of £309,000, Scotmid Co-operative came top of the charity and community...

Mary Patel, Ruth Rosselson and Co-operative News 28 January 2014

The co-operative volunteering index

Volunteering is a particularly problematic part of the index, both in terms of the lack...

Mary Patel, Ruth Rosselson and Co-operative News 28 January 2014