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Looking ahead to 2018: A growing appetite for employee ownership

Sarah Deas, chief executive of Co-operative Development Scotland, says the sector is set for a period…

Looking ahead to 2018: It’s time for co-ops to do it ourselves

Ed Mayo, secretary general at Co-operatives UK, reflects on the last 12 months and looks ahead…

Awards success for the UK’s co-ops in 2017

Co-ops are recognised for their community contributions. Here’s a selections of some big wins scored by…

Putting the movement on the map: Recognition for co-ops in 2017

Many prominent organisations and people external to the co-operative movement highlighted its value last year

Solidarity in 2017: How did the movement work together last year?

Co-ops were active in the UK and around the world helping those affected by loneliness and…

A co-op year in review: The stories you read most in 2017

The ten most visited articles on the Co-op News website from 2017 ...

2017 in review: Remembering some of the great co-operators we have lost

The movement said a sad farewell to important figures such as Barbara Dure, Trevor Bottomley and…

2017 in review: Top stories from the co-op movement

A look back on the highlights from the past year in Co-op News

How an Egyptian co-op has made strides towards gender equality

Sekem provides education for smallholders, with a focus on gender parity

Co-operative Schools Network supports school bus for refugees in Calais

'It's a movement of volunteers and organisations who provide services that recognise that these are human…

Kwanzaa: African Americans end the year with celebration of co-op economics

The festival, created by leaders of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, is focused on…

Eight-year-old artist behind Southern Co-op’s Christmas card wins hamper

The society ran a competition for the corporate card, which goes out to colleagues and partners,…