New Internationalist offers community shares to fund its Covid-19 recovery

The co-op aims to increase resilience by welcoming more subscriber numbers

Manchester co-op farm launches community share offer

Kindling Farm wants £650,000 to buy a farm to grow fresh organic produce and pioneer wildlife-friendly…

Younity rebrand for Midcounties community energy joint venture

Lizzie Hieron, COO for utilities, says the society is pushing for greener and more socially responsible…

Jim McMahon on co-ops and resilient community

The Labour/Co-op MP for Oldham West, shadow transport secretary and Co-op Party chair says change is…

Community mutual bank for Wales is on track for launch this year

Minister Ken Skates says the community bank will help to tackle financial and digital exclusion

New research adds more evidence to ethical business trends

Covid-19, climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement have helped to drive the change

Co-op movement responds to £150m community ownership fund in Sunak’s budget

The Co-op Party and Co-operatives UK have responded to advance reports of the chancellor's spring statement

Can community organisations revive the seaside town?

A new Locality report says there have already been successes in coastal areas and repeats its…

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