Community & Development

All Community & Development news articles

Show filters

Southern Co-op funeralcare branches donate prosthetics to charity Legs4Africa

All donations are made with the explicit consent of each family

Vandana Shiva to headline ICA Global Conference in Kigali

The physicist and activist is renowned for her campaigns on biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and other ecological…

Meet … Pete Westall, chief values officer, Midcounties Co-op

'We’ve got customers and members who are more empowered, and a younger generation seeking ethical leadership'

Doubt cast on regulation of Nepalese co-op growth programme

'Due to poor monitoring, many co-operatives landed in trouble in the past'

Plunkett Foundation welcomes new funding for rural community business

The Prince’s Countryside Fund has given the organisation a £40,000 grant to support mentorship, specialist advice…

Midcounties Co-operative to mark World Environment Day with community clean-ups

Around 460 people have already committed to taking part, including colleagues, members, schools and charities

Chelmsford Star Co-operative raises £61,440 for Alzheimer’s Society

The money will be used to support people in the Essex area living with dementia

The International Co-operative Alliance is looking for youth ambassadors

The scheme is open to people aged 18-35 in one of eight participating countries

Southern Co-op wins CSR team of the year at Business Charity Awards

Judges praised the society for reaching 758,000 people through its engagement work

Central England Co-op shows its contribution to local communities

The society‘s Corporate Responsibility Report examines its work in four key areas: community, environment, marketplace and…

Breaved families donate proceeds from metal recycling scheme to local hospice

The scheme is supported by the East Devon Crematorium, which is part of the Southern Co-op

Mentorship program welcomes world’s women credit union leaders

Since 2002, the Women’s Mentorship Program has trained 254 women, representing over 25 countries