Suma worker co-op wins Queen’s Award

The ethical wholefood wholesaler, which organises as a worker co-operative, has gained the Queen’s Award for…

How did Central England Co-op raise its Corporate Responsibility Index?

The society’s Hannah Gallimore tells how a focus on community, environment, marketplace and workplace improved the…

World Council of Credit Unions announces keynote speakers for annual conference

Rapid technological change is on the agenda, with presentations on big data, online crime and young…

New website will help co-ops and charities understand social investment

The Good Finance Project offers up-to-date content and case studies, a tool to assess social investment,…

Former head of Sunkist growers co-op Russell Hanlin Snr dies at 84

A leading figure in global trade, he led the co-op for 20 years and also served…

What policies will the Co-operative Party take into the general election campaign?

The Party's manifesto pledges to build an economy ‘where power and wealth are more equally shared’,…

Farmer-owned co-op Land O’Lakes joins up with Vermont Creamery

The Minnesota-based co-op says it will use its rural values and marketing expertise to bring the…

General election announcement ‘an opportunity’ for co-ops

Co-operatives UK, the Wales Co-operative Centre and the Co-operative Party believe the prime minister's proposal for…

Co-operation can enable people to play a key role in research

With changes to the political, social, economic and technological landscape, the idea of public involvement is…

Leisure co-op REI submit plans for new state-of-the-art campus

Outdoor leisure co-op REI has submitted designs to local planning authorities for a new headquarters that is “accessible, sustainable,…

Retail sales climb, but Bank write-off means Co-op Group loss

The Co-operative Group has returned to the red for the first time since the crisis of 2013,…

Meet … Elaine Dean, Co-op Press chair

In our series of member updates, we meet the directors who represent Co-op Press members.