Wide-ranging research into the links between employee engagement and higher productivity will be presented at the Co-operative Retail Conference next…
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Show filtersCan responsible businesses create a fairer economy?
One hundred years from the creation of the Co-operative Party, the movement has the opportunity to…
Rwandan president launches Sustainable Development Goals Centre for Africa
Africa has taken its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals a step further by launching an…
Are robots taking our jobs – and how can the co-operative movement save us?
Does technology pose a threat to co-operatives? Or is it opening new opportunities for the sector?…
Ken Loach tells co-ops to join the Labour movement
Award winning filmmaker Ken Loach, who directed 2016’s I, Daniel Blake, has called on co-operators to…
Co-operative models can ‘help shape post-Brexit UK economy’
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, the Co-operative Party has published a collection of essays…
Donald Trump government urged to back co-ops in overseas development
The US Overseas Cooperative Development Council (OCDC) has written to US president Donald Trump highlighting why co-ops should…
Co-op supporter elected president of the European Parliament
Antonio Tajani, a keen supporter of co-operative enterprise, has been elected president of the European Parliament.…
Mutual Guarantee Societies Bill passes first reading in Parliament
A ten-minute rule bill to make provisions for the creation of mutual guarantee societies has passed…
How can capital work for the common good?
Cliff Mills, from Anthony Collins solicitors, will be speaking on capital and the common good at…
Co-op leaders hit out at government over “unfair” pension fees
Some of the UK’s largest co-operatives will continue to suffer “arbitrary and unfair” Pension Protection Fund (PPF) charges…
