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Can we have a Fair Trade economy?

Ed Mayo from Co-operatives UK and Erinch Sahan from the World Fair Trade Organization make a…

Shared ownership needs shared governance: Q&A with Trebor Scholz

We speak to the scholar-activist about governance issues surrounding platform co-ops

Who are the new co-op weavers?

'It does not take much imagination to see the parallels between the pressures placed on the…

How co-ops can help spread the benefits of automation

'Ownership is the ground where the tug-of-war for the next social contracts is being played. Who…

Co-operative Impact conference: How to make the most of platform co-ops

Keynote speaker Nathan Schneider used several examples of the model to show how it could improve…

Co-operatives UK launches its new National Co-operative Development Strategy

The strategy, drawn up after two years of research, looks at areas such as social care,…

Artists’ platform co-op Stocksy signs content distribution deal with Adobe

The agreement gives Stocksy’s artists a new platform to showcase their work through Adobe’s suite of…

How can governments help build the platform co-op movement, asks Open:2017

Government at all levels should help platforms co-ops to flourish, Claire McCarthy, general secretary of the Co-operative…

Ones to watch from 2016: Trends and technologies

This year, Co-operative News looked at innovation across the co-operative sector. From new technologies to new…

What is a platform co-op?

Just like traditional co-ops, platform co-ops are organisations that are owned and managed by their members. While…