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‘Built on the power of the co-operative’: Another alliance for Texas electric co-ops
Every new alliance strengthens and improves our negotiating power. It's good for individual co-operatives, and it’s…
Community-owned whisky distillery GlenWyvis opens its doors
The venture now has a fully built distillery in place and a team ready to produce…
East of England to sell food after Best Before date to cut food waste
The retailer is also using sales data to improve its stocking methods and cut down on…
Heart of England Co-op hands out Christmas hampers to local pensioners
The society’s Pamper with a Hamper campaign distributes goodies to 200 nominees in its trading area
Co-op insurance clean cookstove programme reduces CO2 emissions in Ghana
All policies are carbon offset for customers, at no extra cost
Review: Ethical Business Cultures in Emerging Markets
A collection of essays which look at emerging markets such as the BRICS, and ask how…
Co-op Group comes to the rescue as Costcutter’s supplier P&H collapses
The Group will supply 2,200 outlets in the retail network from next spring, and is looking…
Employee Ownership Awards praise sector’s top performing businesses
The Employee Ownership Association held the ceremony at its annual conference, with Rochdale Boroughwide Housing among…
Snapshots in time: Looking back at 12 early examples of co-operation
Ed Mayo from Co-operatives UK has just published a history of co-operation – and finds cases…
Our view: What is the future of the International Co-operative Alliance?
With a new leadership and the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade nearing its end, there are…
What do Quaker and co-operative businesses have in common?
'The Rochdale Principles bear more than a passing resemblance to the Quaker testimonies, which are equality,…
