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Co-op Group commits to 100% Fairtrade cocoa in all own-brand items

In the lead up to Fairtrade Fortnight, the Co-operative Group has announced that from May 2017, 100%…

Co-operative College launches series of e-Learning courses

The Co-operative College is running a new series of short co-operative e-Learning courses that will be accessible…

Review: Little Pioneers picturebooks teach children about co-operation

The Co-operative Childcare has launched a series of picturebooks designed to teach children the values of…

New online course explores co-op alternatives for economic democracy

The University of Edinburgh is collaborating with the University of St. Andrews and James Hutton Institute…

Growth on the agenda at International Conference on Co-operative Studies

The International Conference on Co-operative Studies gathered more than 1,000 researchers and practitioners in Lucerne, Switzerland,…

Publishing company switches to co-op model in bid for growth

An independent US publisher is converting from a privately owned business to a writer-owned co-operative. Word Branch Publishing, in…

Finding your voice: how the Co-op Group is giving members say

“The concept of members having a say in their society is older than the Rochdale Pioneers,” says Mark…

Can John Lewis teach us a better way to do business?

Right now, the John Lewis Partnership seems to be everyone’s favourite business. Its department stores offer quality and…

A co-operative vision for public services

How can we build an economy for people, not profit? It can be done from the…

Report features twenty best practices from Latin American co-operatives

Cooperatives Europe has released a new report that showcases 20 of the best co-operative practices from…

Global corruption: a problem for cooperatives?

The 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives is proud to welcome several prominent international organizations actively involved…

Two European countries that have a strong cooperative presence: France and Italy

In this third article in a series about the global cooperative movement, we take a look…