Midcounties named business of the year at national sustainability awards

The prize is one of two gongs picked up by the retail society at the Edie…

Community pubs have weathered Covid storm – but it’s not over yet

No community pubs were lost last year – and 13 new ones began trading – but…

Survey finds UK shoppers trust co-ops more than private businesses

'Co‑ops have been a force for good for over 175 years and it appears that consumers…

Community investment in co-ops: Not such a new idea!

Andrew Bibby looks at some of the historical precedents of the community shares model

Scotland’s first community brewery celebrates fundraising success

The Isle of Eigg Brewery has made £80,000 of its Community Shares Scotland community shares target

Community energy body says public needs to be engaged in climate fight

Community energy is a vital tool for engaging the public as willing and active participants in…

Cooperative Business New Zealand hands out its annual awards

Winners include the Foodstuffs Co-operatives, which took the gong for co-op of the year

Co-op Group wins Grocer Gold Business Initiative of the Year 2020

The award was given for the retailer’s Safer Colleagues Safer Communities campaign

Community energy co-operatives secure Fair Tax Mark

Westmill Wind Farm and Westmill Solar become the first community energy co-ops to be awarded the…

Build back greener: Can community wealth building solve the crises of Covid and climate?

The CCIN conference explored how councils could rebuild local economies post Covid-19

Retail tech business VME converts to co-op status

We speak to Stephen Gill about the switch – which he hopes will offer an example…

Can radical new visions restore an old sense of community?

A look at some of the sessions at the recent Stir to Action festival