Outdoor co-op switches up a gear with a new bike brand

America’s largest outdoor co-op has relaunched its bicycle brand – and created one of the world’s most sustainable distribution…

Fair Tax and study days at Unicorn workers co-op

Manchester-based workers co-operative Unicorn Grocery has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark for its open and…

How should co-operative banks deal with the negative rates dilemma?

A small German co-operative bank, Raiffeisenbank Gmund, has introduced a negative interest rate on deposits. Well,…

Finding your voice: how the Co-op Group is giving members say

“The concept of members having a say in their society is older than the Rochdale Pioneers,” says Mark…

Editorial: How much is a stake in your co-op worth?

Members are the most important part of a co-operative. Without them, we are nothing. One of the…

Environmental co-op named Social Enterprise of the Year

Renewable energy co-operative Dulas has won the highest honours at the Social Business Wales Awards. The…

NIMBYism, co-operatives and Germany’s Energy Transition

The number of energy co-operatives in Germany has grown from eight to over 800 in a…

Co-ops important to sustainable development, says the UN

The United Nations (UN) has recognised the important contribution co-operatives could make to the implementation of…

How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?

The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…

A co-operative vision for public services

How can we build an economy for people, not profit? It can be done from the…

Investing in the co-operative movement

If you are looking to support the wider co-operative movement, you could join the ranks of…

Member economic participation: turning co-operative supporters into co-operative investors

The path to member economic participation, one of the core co-operative principles, never did run smooth.…