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Show filtersCan John Lewis teach us a better way to do business?
Right now, the John Lewis Partnership seems to be everyone’s favourite business. Its department stores offer quality and…
Environmental co-op named Social Enterprise of the Year
Renewable energy co-operative Dulas has won the highest honours at the Social Business Wales Awards. The…
30 groups selected for Co-ops UK’s Community Economic Development programme
Youth activities, community food initiatives and heritage schemes are among those selected for inclusion in the second…
NIMBYism, co-operatives and Germany’s Energy Transition
The number of energy co-operatives in Germany has grown from eight to over 800 in a…
Co-op housing honoured in UNESCO award for Le Corbusier buildings
As Unesco adds 17 buildings by Le Corbusier to its list of World Heritage sites, David…
How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?
The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…
A co-operative vision for public services
How can we build an economy for people, not profit? It can be done from the…
Co-op Group moves to reassure drivers over outsourcing plans
The Co-operative Group has written to 1,000 of its UK distribution drivers, after receiving notification from…
There’s no conflict of interest, Pippa Wicks tells tribunal
The Co-operative Group’s interim chief operating officer (COO) denied conflict of interest at an employment tribunal,…
When big co-ops fail
The international co-operative movement has seen a series of catastrophic failures of large scale co-operatives in…
