Shortlist announced for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2017

Contenders include Denbighshire Music Co-operative, Just Credit Union and Divine Chocolate

Co-ops shortlisted for Social Enterprise Awards 2017

Meet the co-operatives shortlisted for the 2017 Social Enterprise Awards

Relaxation of audit rules could save UK co-ops up to £10,000 a year

The government is consulting on proposals to increase the threshold at which co-ops have to produce…

Ecology Building Society reports increased profit and record assets

Ecology Building Society has welcomed “another solid set of results”, with record assets and savings balances for…

Should co-ops call themselves social enterprises?

It is often assumed that co-operatives are social enterprises – but this is still subject of…

Co-op Bank of Kenya honoured for KSh4.39 bn in water financing

The bank has designed the Co-op A Maji product to finance water, sanitation and hygiene projects

Confederation of Co-operative Housing launches new governance guide

The apex presented the suite of documents, assembled to reflect regulatory changes, at is annual conference

Co-op Group hails successful trial of crime reporting partnership with police

Meanwhile, the retailer reports overall crime across its stores is down almost 20% year-on-year

Obituary: Pat Conaty (1951 – 2026)

Alex Bird remembers a co-op researcher extraordinaire

Co-ops contribute $61.1bn to Canadian economy, sector report reveals

The report was released for national Co-op Week, which saw the sector apex rebrand as Canada…

Heading for the hills with newly launched hiking co-op

Made to Hike is an online marketplace where hikers book directly with nationally and internationally certified…

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative sold to private company led by director

Although Alan Nestor's business Rothar26 Ltd is listed as a private limited company, the administrator says…