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Building partnerships with the social economy

Academics, researchers and policy experts look at the how the social and solidarity economy works in…

Workforce housing co-ops: An answer to the soaring cost of city living

Workers are being priced out of the areas they work in: Here's a look at two…

Community-led projects to create sustainable homes in Leeds

'There are lots of communities ready and willing to get involved in building their own housing'

How design-build co-ops are creating a new economy in New England

A look at South Mountain Company and New Frameworks, employee-led businesses which are pushing for a…

Paul Gerrard shares insights into the Co-op’s upcoming campaigns

'The Co-op has a profile in the UK that means when we partner with others, we…

150 years together: Here’s the story of Co-operatives UK

A look back over the history of the organisation at the start of its landmark year

Gareth Thomas: Labour should drop water and energy nationalisation

The Labour/Co-op MP says voters were put off by the potential cost of nationalisation and favours…

Ethical challenges for co-ops in the modern retail world

From the need to build industry partnerships to new entrants to the ethical market and the…

Interview: Erskine Holmes, a born co-operator

Co-op News talks to a stalwart of the co-op movement to mark his 80th birthday

Latina trans women form a beauty co-op in NYC

The trio are setting up their own business to escape bullying and discrimination in other workplaces

Cannabis and co-ops, from farming to banking

The liberalisation of cannabis laws in Canada and the US has brought opportunities for co-ops –…

Price wars, mergers, demutualisations: Hard times for the dairy co-op?

After the sale of New Zealand’s Westland co-op, we take a look at the dairy sector…