Central Co-op partners with Nous to help colleagues manage finances

The retailer is offering services through AI business Nous which helps people manage household bills and…

How can we improve the accounting framework for UK co-ops?

Researchers share findings from interviews with co-operators, accountants and regulators on reporting standards for co-ops

Co-operation among co-operatives: The Irish/British connection

Richard Bickle and Nick Matthews report from the UKSCS/SCSI conference in Belfast

Co-op Group admits more than 100 breaches of competition rule

The CMA introduced the rule in 2010 to stop supermarkets placing restrictive clauses on land in…

Co-op Group launches Peckish delivery app for independent grocers

The Group is investing £1m into the app in the first year and hopes to sign…

First Milk partners with Nestle on soil and water conservation project

The four-year project will work with Pembrokeshire farmers to reduce soil compaction and improve water infiltration

CCIN calls to put co-op ideas into action at annual conference

The event presented a new co-op development toolkit and the findings of the Greenwich Co-operative Commission…

Globe music co-op launches crowdfunder to improve venue

The Newcastle venue celebrated 10 years of community ownership last year but continues to face financial…

UN looks for ways to grow the social and solidarity economy

With delegates looking for ways to speed progress on the SDGs, the session also explored some…

Textile co-ops paying the price of Milei’s austerity in Argentina

Informal workers abandoned by the state are organising co-ops with union support

Co-ops in Kabul

Restoring women’s lives in Afghanistan through co-operation

New Zealand co-operators pay tribute to ‘trailblazer’ Brian Cameron

As first chair of apex Cooperative Business NZ, Cameron helped steer crucial legislation for the national…