Over 9 million people in the UK are experiencing loneliness. To tackle this, campaigners have launched the Jo Cox…
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Co-op Group climbs through the ranks of Stonewall’s list of LGBT-friendly employers
The Co-operative Group is one of only two retailers to be listed in Stonewall’s list of top…
Ken Loach tells co-ops to join the Labour movement
Award winning filmmaker Ken Loach, who directed 2016’s I, Daniel Blake, has called on co-operators to…
Scottish co-op bakes up a plan to boost the country’s health
A new venture that aims to use high quality bread to improve diet, health and the local economy…
An inside view of the Co-op Group members’ council
Nominations have opened to be on the Co-operative Group’s members’ council. We spoke with four members…
Co-operative Retail Conference to explore future of consumer co-ops
Delegates from across co-operative retail societies will get together in Stratford-Upon-Avon on 3-5 March to look…
Obituary: Edgar Evans, lifelong stalwart of the co-op movement
Edgar Evans, a former president of Bath Co-op Society, director at Co-operative Insurance Society and vice-chair at the…
MBE for Dorothy Francis, champion of co-ops and social enterprise
The 2017 New Year Honours list included an award for Dorothy Francis, chief executive of Leicester-based Co-operative And…
Shane Meadows puts Co-op Group in the picture with member recruitment films
The Co-op Group has collaborated with BAFTA-winning British director, screenwriter and actor Shane Meadows (This is England (2006-2015),…
World Economic Forum asked to take into account co-ops and the social and solidarity economy
Business leaders, economists and politicians are meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum…
Ken Loach to speak at Ways Forward 5
Film director Ken Loach has been confirmed as a speaker at the Ways Forward 5 conference on…
