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Actor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy

The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress,…

Co-op Group eyes take-over of mutual Nisa

Retail giant Sainsbury’s is also said to be in the running, facing the convenience chain with…

How are co-operatives ensuring no one is left behind?

As this year’s International Day of Co-operatives takes the theme of inclusion, we look at the…

Leaving no one behind: Older people in Singapore

Co-ops in Singapore are taking steps to meet the healthcare challenges of an ageing population and…

Leaving no one behind: ex-offenders in Argentina

Kbrones textile co-op, set up by a group of prisoners using skills they learned in jail,…

Leaving no one behind: small producers in the East of England

The co-op has just showcased ten of them women producers included in its Sourced Locally initiative

‘We need to build a better economy – and we need to do it ourselves’

Dame Pauline Green explains more about the new national development strategy for co-ops, led by Co-operatives…

Employee ownership: The business model of the future?

'We believe that employees should use capital rather than capital using employees'

Lincolnshire Co-operative: supporting local libraries by building community hubs

The third of our Big Debate case studies looking at how co-ops can step up to…

Energy co-ops are on the rise – and they are coming together to innovate

Paul Monaghan attended the REScoop conference, which looked at promoting energy efficiency, sustainable investment and smart…

Meet … Dan McCallum, renewable energy expert at Awel Aman Tawe

The project manager at the South Wales community energy charity talks about his work setting up…

Our view: Are we taking responsibility for nature?

Co-ops around the world have pledged to protect the environment – and that should extend throughout…