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Co-op Party calls to strengthen Scottish Community Wealth Building bill

Party wants a greater role for co-operatives, social enterprises, and employee-owned businesses

Co-op Group pledges £1bn to economy after Reeves budget

Measures include cost-of-living pricing in stores, spending pledges with UK food producers, store openings and targeted…

Stars, co-operators and residents launch Middleton’s co-op regeneration vision

“People need to know this is their project”, said Steve Coogan

Co-op Group pledges £70m for the creation of 7,000 apprenticeships

The Group wants Skills England to collect socio-economic background data for apprenticeships to help policymakers target…

Just how co-operative do we want the economy, state and society to be?

Colin Talbot turns to the work of John Restakis as he considers efforts to grow the…

World’s top 300 co-ops and mutuals have combined turnover of US$2.79tn

The latest edition of the World Cooperative Monitor also includes interviews with CM50 leaders, curated by…

CHS holds its place at top of USA’s biggest co-ops list

The annual report was issued by the National Cooperative Bank to mark the US National Cooperative…

Ethical Consumer challenges the co-op movement to ‘think bigger’

The government's plan to double the sector falls short of what is needed, argues Rob Harrison…

New Zealand’s co-ops ‘punch above their weight’, says sector report

Figures from Cooperative Business New Zealand show co-ops are more resilient than other businesses, boosting prosperity…

Doubling the co-op sector: Where will the growth come from?

Peter Hunt, managing partner at co-op consultancy Mutuo, looks at the implications of Labour's vow to…

German co-op banks warn profits will fall as world tensions continue

The €10.8bn profit is still the second-highest figure in the more than 20 years since the…

Social economy is crucial to local growth, says Power to Change

The community business organisation has set out ten practical lessons for councils looking for inclusive growth