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    Report highlights economic impact of Canadian co-operatives and mutuals

    The sector contributed CA$49.2bn to the country’s GDP in 2019, and provides 592,000 full-time jobs

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    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 organisations for this vision of a citizen-led society

    4 weeks ago
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    Close to the edge: Co-ops turn to crowdfunding through financial crisis

    'Groups are fighting on multiple fronts ... Fatigued volunteers, diminished reserves, dealing with the governance ...'

    2 months ago
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    Social economy actors assess SEAP implementation at anniversary event

    The sector, which includes co-operatives, is estimated to include 2.8 million social economy entities across the EU that employ 13.6 million people

    3 months ago
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    Co-op Group joins forces with community food group to tackle cost of living crisis

    The retailer is working with Your Local Pantry to triple its number of outlets to 225 in three years

    5 months ago
  • Credit Unions

    Leeds Credit Union partners with east London council on cost-of-living support

    Barking and Dagenham Council has brought the credit union in to offer savings accounts and affordable loans

    6 months ago
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    How will independent grocery co-ops weather the cost of living crisis?

    'We very much see ourselves as custodians of this business ... We will dig deep and try and make things work'

    6 months ago
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    How co-ops are helping colleagues and members through the cost of living crisis

    From staff support measures to product discounts, here's a look at some of the responses from co-ops around the world as the hard times continue

    6 months ago
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    The cost of borrowing – credit unions as an alternative to unethical sources of finance

    As the hard times get harder, action is being taken to keep financially vulnerable people out of the clutches of loan sharks and payday lenders

    6 months ago
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    Credit unions provide a lifeline through the cost of living crisis

    'Credit unions will continue to serve communities and employers in these testing times through the provision of ethical and responsible products'

    6 months ago
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