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Show filtersMember economic participation: turning co-operative supporters into co-operative investors
The path to member economic participation, one of the core co-operative principles, never did run smooth.…
The Marcora Law: an effective tool of active employment policy
Camillo De Berardinis, managing director of CFI, (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa – Cooperation Finance Enterprise), looks at how the Marcora…
Co-ops and charities: Are they mutually exclusive?
What is the difference between charities and co-operatives? Since the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act…
The co-operative disadvantage: Why the movement needs a level playing field
Who would voluntarily choose to be a co-operative or a community benefit society? Or – to…
Co-op slashes fruit and veg prices
Fresh fruit and vegetables have been reduced in price at Co-operative Food stores in an attempt…
Take a peek inside the Co-operative Group’s head office
A 360-degree virtual tour of One Angel Square, the Co-operative Group’s head office in Manchester, has been…
The lesson behind the Austrian co-op banking disaster
Many European countries have co-operative banks. Germany’s Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken are perhaps the best-known, but France,…
Brazilian farmers can now market Fairtrade products to Brazillian consumers
An organisation to promote Fairtrade products within Brazil has been launched. Traditionally labelled as an exporter…
Remembering Rosie Foster
Rosie Foster died on 8 February at the age of 61, a couple of short months…
