Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group: Over the last few years our experience is that local…
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Show filtersWhy are co-ops working in communities?
One area of the impact index that has grown is the number of co-operatives reporting how…
Expert views: What should co-ops be doing to be different from private companies?
Michelle Smith, Community Lead, The Co-operative Group: “The thing that makes us different is responding to local…
What are co-ops doing in their communities?
Co-op Group Community groups are being helped by a raft of initiatives which are taking co-operatives…
How are retail co-ops impacting on their communities?
Ten per cent of a retail co-op’s profits are given back to the community. This is…
Devolution can only work by empowering local communities, argues new report
The government’s devolution agenda must go beyond transferring power to local councils by empowering local communities,…
Co-op Food stores ATMs ‘criminal proof’ after partnership with tech company
The Co-op Group has teamed up with a forensic technology company SmartWater to roll-out a new…
Housing co-op partners up with a developer in a multi-million pound project
Fairfield Housing Co-operative and Caledonia Housing Association partnered with regeneration development company Urban Union in a…
Liberia calls on government to step up co-op development
The Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), which has been working to promote co-operative programmes in Liberia’s rural…
Our view: How co-operatives can take advantage of the Trump presidency
Citizens of the world have hit back at the political elite in quick succession this year.…
Supporters Direct u-turn in employee payout
Supporters Direct (SD) will pay the salary of its longest-serving employee, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer…
CUEB gathering on ethical future of Co-op Bank
With new ownership at the Co-operative Bank, members and customers are asking whether the organisation still…
