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Plunkett says community business delivers despite lack of government help

The charity’s annual report says the sector delivers social, economic and environmental benefits but needs more…

Co-op Group launches social mobility tools as poll warns of class barriers

'Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Every business can take steps to change that'

Co-ops looking to change the world, town by town

Report from the World Transformed festival in Manchester, which looked at social and solidarity economy initiatives

Opportunity knocks for the UK housing co-op sector

Report from the annual conference of the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, held in London

Italian dairy co-op Granarolo buys UK wholesale supplier West Horsley

The conglomerate, majority-owned by Granlatte co-op, is looking to grow its presence in the London market

Co-op Group to stock pasties from prison-leavers’ social business

HMPasties, which offers jobs and training to prison leavers, is launching into almost 80 of the…

Co-op Group sublets office space at Angel Square to Unison

The Group is moving to a multi-occupancy model for Angel Square to 'future-proof its estate'

West Yorkshire moor brought under community ownership

Bridestones Moor, near Todmorden, will be managed by a CIC led by local ecologists, naturalists and…

ICU Day: Credit unions set out their stall for for a prosperous world

The event, coordinated by the World Council of Credit Unions (Woccu), has been celebrated annually since…

Co-ops ahead of shareholder firms on female leadership

'Our business culture and values encourage people to bring their authentic selves into the room'

Central Co-op says it has saved 8,800 tonnes of food waste

The retail society says it made the saving over three years through a partnership with Retail…

Ethical Consumer challenges the co-op movement to ‘think bigger’

The government's plan to double the sector falls short of what is needed, argues Rob Harrison…