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Co-op College centenary: Working conditions and employee rights

A look back at the co-op movement’s support for workers, from minimum wages to education

KPMG fined £5m for misconduct over Co-op Bank audit

The firm admitted its conduct fell short of the standards expected of an auditor

Villagers in the South Downs revive local pub as community business

The Blue Bell in Cocking, West Sussex, closed in 2017 but has been saved from the…

Co-operatives of the Year: 2019 shortlists announced

Voting is open until 21 June

Midcounties Co-operative nominated for Environmental Sustainability Award

The judging panel praised Co-op Energy, owned by Midcounties, for being the UK’s leading supporter of…

The ILO: from 1919 to current day

Stirling Smith celebrates the centenary of the United Nations agency with a mandate to promote co-operatives

Southend taxi co-op launches operations in neighbouring Rochford

The team also supported Cardiff Taxis Co-operative through its launch in March

Regulatory failures and the fall of the Co-op Bank

Paul Gosling looks at the Mark Zelmer report on the actions of the FSA

Ed Sheeran makes the Co-op’s funeral music top ten

Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ remains the top choice for funeral songs but there are no hymns…

Annual profits at Ecology Building Society pass the £1m mark

'Our continued growth and record results show that finance that benefits people and planet can be…

Q&A: Deb Oxley, the Employee Ownership Association

'An increase in the number of businesses that give employees a voice and a stake will…

How are employee-owned businesses different from other enterprises?

Insight from Co-operatives UK, Calverts and the Worker Co-op Council