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    The challenges facing small co-ops – and how to overcome them

    Insights from co-op development workers Claire Alexander, Phil Beardmore, Glenn Bowen, Alex Lawrie, Cath Muller, Tiziana O'Hara and Oliver Sylvester-Bradley

    10 months ago
  • Energy

    Can co-ops help Germany tackle the challenges of Energiewende?

    Dr Andreas Wieg, of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, assesses the state of the national energy transition

    1 year ago
  • Education

    A chequered past: What has happened to the Co-op College?

    A look back at the story of the College, leading up to its recent reorganisation

    2 years ago
  • Legal

    How co-operative law helps co-ops grow: A UK perspective

    'We have no explicit recognition of something distinctive as a co-operative which deserves protection and promotion, and consequently no real protection of co-operative identity'

    2 years ago
  • Sector

    Community investment in co-ops: Not such a new idea!

    Andrew Bibby looks at some of the historical precedents of the community shares model

    2 years ago
  • Agriculture

    Would co-operatives make tea taste better?

    Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith – but legal changes in India offer glimmers of hope

    2 years ago
  • Politics

    Irish parties and co-op policy

    As talks continue to create Ireland's next coalition government, Patrick Doyle says co-operators should use party manifestoes as a basis for scrutiny

    3 years ago
  • Retail

    Taking stock: Why food retail in a new economy must cater for all

    If we want to build a more fair and sustainable economy after Covid-19, what does that mean for food retail?

    3 years ago
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    Study argues Desjardins has lost its co-op mission

    A Montreal based research institute examines the evolution of Desjardins from the moment it was set up by Alphonse Desjardins to current days

    4 years ago
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    What is co-op culture?

    'A focused organisational culture gives a co-operative a sense of mission that makes it a formidable competitor'

    4 years ago
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