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Six ways to improve international co-operative development

Sharing expertise and strengthening communications are some of the recommendations

Help us find your Co-op Champions

It's not a popularity competition, we want to find the human side of co-operation. Who are…

The tea estates being revitalised in the mountains of Darjeeling

In northern India, the Ambootia Tea Group is using social impact investment to boost financial security…

Meet … Chris Maher, general manager of BriarPatch

'The challenge is to keep educating people, keep telling the co-op story, let them know what…

Community Impact Index: Q&A with our expert panel

What are the latest trends for community investment and how can businesses increase their impact? We…

How co-operatives can make the move into integrated reporting

For the Community Impact Index 2017, we look at how Canada’s The Co-operators has joined the…

Co-ops and community impact: Getting to grips with narrative reporting

This is an area where co-operatives should be leading the field, according to a narrative reporting…

Powered by principle six: How electric co-ops join forces to maintain growth

The latest in a series of alliances forged by Texas Electric Cooperatives shows how collaboration can…

Taking steps to meet the long-term needs of refugees

Europe is facing its biggest displacement of people since the Second World War and attention is…

In discussion: Jeremy Corbyn’s history and future with co-ops

Jeremy Corbyn shares his fond memories of co-ops; how he has used the model to strengthen…

How co-operative architecture has shaped Britain’s skylines

On World Architecture Day, we take a look at some of the brick-and-mortar icons of the…

Co-ops’ head offices are among the most beautiful buildings in the world

From the Co-op Group’s innovative Manchester HQ to Desjardins in Canada with its living wall, the…