Co-operatives Fortnight looks to swell the ranks of the movement

With community responses to Covid-29 highlighting the value of collective business models, this year's campaign urges…

Co-op College announces restructure to save costs and improve services

Measures including a streamlined management will deliver an expected 40% cut in running costs

New Cecop report examines social economy laws in Europe

The report argues that the SE in the co-operative form deserves specific attention and treatment by…

Co-op Bank commits £400,000 to co-op development

The Hive co-operative and social enterprise development hub was launched in 2016

US housing co-ops eligible for Covid-19 relief funding

The SBA had initially rendered housing co-ops ineligible to participate in the programme.

Social economy enterprises ‘are driving social and labour inclusion for disabled people’

A new best practice guide highlights how the sector is making a difference

Meet … Kay Johnson MBE, founder of the Larder in Preston

'I’m not a boss, I don’t want to manage people, I want to work with them.…

New year honours include retail co-op leaders

Jo Whitfield from the Co-op Group and Doug Field from East of England Co-op were among…

How co-operative law helps co-ops grow

'Law is one of the means to ascertain which of those entities, which claim to be…

New report explores barriers to growing the UK’s purpose-driven finance sector

We talked to Marloes Nicholls and Dr Gemma Bone Dodds of the Finance Innovation Lab to…

Q&A: Robert Kelly

Chief executive, the Association of British Credit Unions

From Brooklyn to Europe: the new wave of co-operative grocery stores

As Luxembourg welcomes a new co-operative food store, we look at some other young European grocery…