Features

Could Amazon Mechanical Turk workers own artificial intelligence technology?

Automation threatens to wipe out millions of jobs – and even those teaching tasks to computers…

Our view: Show our general election candidates the co-op way

Despite a short election cycle, this month is the chance to get prospective MPs to commit…

Meet … Neil Turton, chief operating officer at Co-operatives UK

The ex-Nisa boss talks about the positive culture of co-ops and the challenge of bringing in…

Former head of Sunkist growers co-op Russell Hanlin Snr dies at 84

A leading figure in global trade, he led the co-op for 20 years and also served…

Election 2017: What can co-operatives expect from the next government?

Most co-operators will be looking at Jeremy Corbyn thanks to Labour’s links to the movement but…

Co-founder of outdoor leisure co-op REI dies aged 107

Mary Anderson and her husband set up the venture in 1938 so their friends could get…

Analysis: Co-op Bank damages Group results – what happens next?

The Co-operative Group’s announcement of a significant loss resulting from its shareholding in the Co-operative Bank…

What Theresa May needs to protect during Brexit negotiations

As Theresa May has formally triggered the process for the UK to exit Europe, the government…

Meet … Gemma Lacey, co-op communications and sustainability leader

Gemma Lacey is director of sustainability and communications at The Southern Co-operative. She talked to us…

Europe, renewables and the future of community energy

In its recently released Clean Energy Package, the European Commission finally acknowledged that energy communities –…

Travel co-ops and the rise of sustainable tourism

Every year, over one billion international tourists pack their bags to go on holiday, creating millions…

The time is now for co-op business to lead the way on ethical advertising

Co-operatives have an opportunity to be innovative leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Over the past…