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Government Green Paper proposes having workers on boards on a voluntary basis

The UK government has published a green paper outlining proposals for corporate governance reform – including a suggestion to…

Co-ops among the winners at the Social Enterprise UK Awards

Two co-operative bodies were recognised for their achievements at the UK Social Enterprise Awards last month. Dulas,…

Credit unions join Affordable Loans portal partnership

An Affordable Loans portal is being set up in partnership between private and social sector bodies to…

EU Commission launches Start-up and Scale-up Initiative

The European Commission has revealed its Initiative on Start-up and Scale-up, which places a strong emphasis on…

Coop extends Swiss Paralympic partnership

Coop, one of Switzerland’s largest retail and wholesale organisations, has extended its partnership agreement with Swiss Paralympic…

Winners announced for the Employee Ownership Awards

The Employee Ownership Association (EOA) has announced the winners for the 2016 edition of its Employee…

Co-op Energy chosen to take on 160,000 GB Energy Supply customers

Co-operative Energy has been chosen by energy regulator Ofgem to supply the 160,000 customers of bankrupt GB…

How the chancellor’s autumn statement will impact co-ops

There was mixed news for co-ops and mutuals when chancellor Philip Hammond announced his first autumn statement on 23…

New online course explores co-op alternatives for economic democracy

The University of Edinburgh is collaborating with the University of St. Andrews and James Hutton Institute…

What are the legal implications of Brexit for co-ops?

The UK government intends to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU by March 2017 –…

Australian co-ops grow by 18% in five years

In five years, the turnover of the top 100 co-ops in Australia has increased by 18%.…

Andy Burnham pledges to work with co-ops on grassroots devolution

Co-operatives would play a key role in Andy Burnham’s plans for Greater Manchester, the mayoral candidate…