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Show filtersActor Michael Sheen on co-ops and building a fairer economy
The award-winning stage and screen star has branched out into social activism and attended Co-operative Congress,…
The Eighth Day workers co-op secures Fair Tax Mark
The worker-owned vegetarian health food store and café has been recognised for paying the right amount…
Co-operative Congress: Reimagining the economy
A panel looked at ways to reshape the economy to avert the crises facing the UK…
The Big Debate: How are co-ops caring for communities at a time of crisis?
As austerity cuts take hold in the UK's social services, and demographic changes bring a new…
‘We need to build a better economy – and we need to do it ourselves’
Dame Pauline Green explains more about the new national development strategy for co-ops, led by Co-operatives…
Co-ops in Scotland: Why they are vital to the government’s policy agenda
The ICA’s Global Research Conference in Stirling looked at how the co-op ethos remains embedded in…
The annual co-op report: finances remain steady, while membership grows
The collective turnover of UK co-operatives stands at £35.7bn, says the report – and an extra…
EU recognises co-ops as important part of the collaborative economy
The latest report also looks at issues surrounding regulation, competition, tax, workers' rights and the labour…
How radical co-ops are leading the way to a new, democratic political economy
Organisations like Cleveland’s Evergreen Co-operatives are creating opportunities for co-ops in poor urban communities and helping…
CECOP demands end to European austerity to strengthen Pillar of Social Rights
The co-op confederation says investment is needed if the policy to support labour markets and welfare…
