UK insurer Cirencester Friendly joins global mutuals body Icmif

'This is a positive and exciting time to be part of the mutual movement, and we…

From member-managed LLC to co-op reform for inclusive economies

An article by Trebor Scholz, Anne-Pauline De Cler, Michelle Lee, Morshed Mannan, Stefano Tortorici, looking for…

Co-op Group wins national award for supporting social enterprise sector

Social Enterprise UK honoured the retailer for its efforts to increase its sourcing from suppliers in…

Law Commission Review: what do co-operative law firms think?

In September 2024, The Law Commission published a consultation paper containing provisional proposals for reform to the Co-operative…

Key takeaways from Co-operatives UK’s 2024 Practitioners Forum

The event focused on five key themes: governance, membership, finance, HR and communications

Heart of England Co-op unveils flagship store and coffee drive-through

The society says the store, based at its Glenville Park retail estate in Northants, is the…

Meet … P. Santosh Kumar, director of legislation at the International Cooperative Alliance

He also co-ordinated the ICA’s 2024 Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India

Iffco’s Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi wins Rochdale Pioneers Award

A chemical engineer, he has been with Iffco since 1976, and has been leading the co-op…

Lincolnshire Co-op reports drop in annual trading surplus to £10.8m

The society said the results remained healthy despite significant cost increases, with a 6.1% growth in…

Ecology co-op launched to boost wildlife around Wrexham industrial estate

Areas of focus include boosting the great crested newt population, bee conservation and wildflower planting

New Zealand’s co-op sector hands out its annual awards

Co-op/mutual of the year went to farmer-owned insurer FMG, honouring its disaster support and community initiatives

Blaenau Gwent works to become Wales’ first ‘credit union county’

'Our long-term aim is to have half the adult population of Blaenau Gwent signed up as…