The UK government has published a green paper outlining proposals for corporate governance reform – including a suggestion to…
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Show filtersCommunity for Renewables acquires the largest community solar project in the UK
Communities for Renewables (CfR) has announced the purchase and financing of the UK’s largest community solar…
Co-ops react to Cadbury’s Fairtrade logo swap
The UK’s most famous chocolate maker Cadbury is changing the way it works with Fairtrade in…
Our view: Caring for the community through collaboration
Co-operatives abide by the principle to care for the community, but how are they actually doing…
How can co-ops explain to members what ‘having a say’ means?
Experts in member engagement told delegates at the Practitioners Forum in Manchester that co-ops should listen to…
Theresa May abandons promise to mandate workers on boards
Theresa May has gone back on her Tory leadership campaign pledge to have worker representation on…
New online community is launched to support co-ops
Co-operatives UK is launching an online community where new and existing co-ops can ask questions, offer…
Global Co-operative Youth Forum launches manifesto
Young co-operators met up in Bulgaria for the Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide Global Youth Forum. The event…
Paula Nickolds appointed John Lewis managing director
The employee-owned John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced that Paula Nickolds will be appointed managing director,…
How can values bring business to life?
Values, the things that guide our choices and behaviours, are our motivators and the reasons why we do…
A business that is based on values of equality
On the first World Values Day, Ed Mayo, secretary general of Co-operatives UK, looks at how…
How much control of your co-op would you give up for capital?
One of the biggest challenges for co-operatives and mutuals is gaining access to capital for growth,…
