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Co-op Group staff launch equal pay claim

The employees, who are mostly women, argue they are being underpaid compared with warehouse workers, most…

Co-operative Bank joins Amnesty International’s Write for Rights campaign

The two organisations are working together to drive change

Southern Co-op to stock specialist tea range with social mission

The society is stocking plastic-free teabags from NEMI, a social enterprise which works with refugees

Cooperatives of the Americas join campaign against gender-based violence

In 2018 alone 3, 529 women lost their lives as a result of gender-based violence in…

BCCM launches Disability Inclusion Toolkit for co-ops and mutuals

BCCM encouraged co-ops and mutuals to use the toolkit to build more inclusive practices into their…

Global cooperative movement pledges to promote positive peace

ICA General Assembly adopts peace pledge

Cooperative contributions to Positive Peace

'Cooperatives are particularly prominent in peace building and post conflict transition, fostering community development'

Coops are ‘a powerful vehicle to energise development’

The first plenary session at the ICA International Conference looked at how coops can contribute to…

Preserving the environment in Africa and beyond

Women and young people have a critical role to play

Global cooperative movement meets in Kigali

1,000 representatives from 94 countries have gathered in Rwanda to explore cooperation and development

Feminism in the 21st century: What does it mean for women cooperators?

A seminar on cooperatives and feminism explored how different sectors are working to promote gender equality

Co-op Group donates £10,000 to support Pankhurst Centre after break-in

The Co-op Group’s origins trace back to the original Rochdale Pioneers and its history is closely…