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Co-op Party sessions on racism in sport, international development and retrofitting

Speakers included Preet Kaur Gill MP, cricketer Azeem Rafiq and Heather Kennedy from the New Economics…

Co-op Group’s Paul Gerrard warns of economic threat to retail sector

'The pressures on retail are huge', says the Group's campaigns director, pointing to rising energy prices…

Government adopts common asset reform from MP’s co-ops bill

The measure from Labour/Co-op MP Mark Hendrick's bill will now go to the committee stage

Shropshire village raises £3.5m to buy solar farm for community

Sheriffhales village will use income from the project, funded with support from Triodos Bank, to support…

Heart of England Co-op draws up cost of living plan for colleagues and customers

The measures have come at “a huge expense” to the society, says chief executive Ali Kurji

Co-op Group among those joining Amazon’s insurance platform

'Our market-leading products will soon be available to more people than ever before, ensuring customers across…

Electric co-ops urge government to boost domestic production of distribution transformers

The sector warns that the current shortage of distribution transformers poses ‘an unacceptable risk to the…

Co-ops respond to European consultation on developing the social economy

Sector bodies made a number of requests, including full recognition of their business model in all…

The Canary news website switches to a workers’ co-op structure

The radical site has adopted the sociocracy model of governance and says the change is ‘as…

LV= states its commitment to mutualism at first AGM since failed sell-off bid

'We are going to build a company in the co-operative spirit, standing alongside one another as…

Creative co-op launched in a bid to boost Newcastle’s cultural sector

The city launched Newcastle Creates to find ways to involve the arts in sustainable and inclusive…

Credit unions welcome court ruling of CFPB funding as unconstitutional

Funding for the regulatory body, created in 2011 as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, bypassed Congress…