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OCDC announces International Cooperative Champion and Innovation award winners

The Champion Award goes to Paul Clark and the Innovation Award goes to the Uruguayan Confederation…

Sunshine Co-operative opens organic food shop in Sunderland

The opening of Sunshine Co-operative’s grocery store is one step in an ongoing journey of community…

Tony Blair’s rush for power left co-ops out in the cold, argues new study

Dr Rita Rhodes reviews a critical history of the rise of New Labour, which points to…

How Mondragon is helping Preston to develop a co-operative ecosystem

The Mondragon Corporation has been supporting the Preston Model's co-operative mission around four key challenges

New role at Community Shares Unit to help drive democratic ownership

John Dawson, who takes up the role in January, previously worked at Power to Change and…

Canal mooring co-op joins debate on community waterways

Surge Co-operative is developing moorings and regenerating Bow Creek – part of London's River Channelsea

‘A gateway to the movement’: Neil Calvert’s goals for the Co-op College

The new principal and CEO discusses the three-strand strategy

Governance and legal updates for co-ops

Key governance and legal issues that have changed for societies over the past year

Stir to Action New Economy Programme continues

This year’s programme is fully women-led

Power in Numbers: Lessons in co-op organising from Cincinnati

A look inside Co-op Cincy’s business bootcamp for fledgling co-operatives

Locality calls for community power to tackle 21st century crises

'We want to have local decision making powers. We want to have local people in control…

Key trends convenience retailers need to watch out for

Convenience stores – a mainstay of the modern retail co-op sector – generate £43.2bn to the…