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Meet … Wendy Carter, head of communications and marketing at Co-operatives UK

'Every co-op should have an elevator pitch, using everyday language to explain the purpose and values…

Meet the 2018 co-operatives of the year

The awards went to London production company The Service, the Foster Care Co-operative, Midcounties and Cardiff…

Festival season takes a co-operative turn at Greenbelt 2018

Break out the camping gear for a programme of co-op events at the arts, faith and…

Platform 6: Helping the movement seize its moment

'If we are to double the size of the co-op movement then we need to double…

#Opencoop: Could platform co-ops break up tech monopolies?

'A lot of developers are considering questions of empowerment, transparency and privacy'

Co-ops are the key to keeping Welsh farming strong after Brexit

'With more and more uncertainty over future funding for the industry after the UK leaves the…

Learning about housing co-ops in Canada, Estonia and Poland

Progress is being made – bringing key lessons for the UK sector

Co-operatives making a difference through … Sustainable Development

Co-operatives UK secretary general, Ed Mayo, on the role of co-operatives in achieving the Sustainable Development…

How is Brexit impacting retail co-ops?

'Whether it is the Norway or the Canada type model or WTO tariffs – whatever happens,…

Making a difference: agriculture

How is the co-operative model keeping family farming alive in Lincolnshire?

Co-operative Bank extends support for the Hive

The Hive support programme, delivered by Co-operatives UK, has been extended until the end of 2020

Making a difference … Freelancers find a new way of working

Open Data Services formed when four freelancers came together to find a new way of working