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2017 Co-operative of the Year award winners announced

Three worker-owned organisations - Suma Wholefoods, Daily Bread Co-operative and The New Leaf Co-operative - receive…

Co-op Group opens applications for local causes to support

The scheme, part of the Group’s 5 and 1 membership offer, has already raised £14m for…

Employee ownership: The business model of the future?

'We believe that employees should use capital rather than capital using employees'

Lincolnshire Co-operative: supporting local libraries by building community hubs

The third of our Big Debate case studies looking at how co-ops can step up to…

The Platform – helping put people back into work

The first of our Big Debate case studies looking at how co-ops can step up to…

The importance of research in co-operative policy

Good monitoring and data for the movement will help spread the message about the value of…

Co-op consortium formed to help farmers in Africa gain access to financial services

Organisations from Canada, Ireland and Africa are teaming up to improve rural outreach for credit unions…

Co-op loan helps upgrade of two community-run leisure centres

Co-operative & Community Finance is providing loans to a community benefit society which operates services transferred…

The Small Things making a Big Difference at East of England

East of England has launched a new campaign to share stories of the little things it…

Northern Ireland marks Co-operatives Fortnight with survey of the sector

Co-operative Alternatives – Northern Ireland’s leading co-op development agency – wants to know how people view…

US Congress increases funds for international co-op development

The Cooperative Development Program has had funding increased to $12m for the year, to support co-op…

Co-ops call on new French parliament to help the sector grow

New president Emmanuel Macron has won a large majority in the legislature – and the co-op…