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Supporting communities in need: Social Business Wales Conference

Organisers promise 'inspiration, ideas and practical skills which will help them enter new markets, develop new…

Boost for village life from the Co-op Group’s fund for local communities

'The village hall is dependent on strong support and self-help from within the local community, especially…

Central England Co-op launches low cost, unattended funeral service

The society launched this service after receiving requests from customers

Meet … Julian Coles, chief executive of Tamworth Co-operative

'To be an effective co-op, co-operation has to be within the DNA all the way through'

Cornish village is bringing a derelict, burnt-out pub back to life

Community organisation the Peninsula Trust wants to rebuild the Old Ship in Cawsand

Platform co-ops: ‘Something new is taking off’

Co-op researcher and economist Olivier Frey shares his impressions from the Open Co-op conference

Customers trust co-ops more than traditional businesses

Over six out of ten people (62%) surveyed trust co-operative businesses, which are member-owned and run

Desjardins reports rising share price in half-year results for its venture capital arm

Its portfolio includes 19 co-operatives which benefited from commitments amounting to $196m

Catalan food delivery co-op raises funds to launch app

Mensakas hopes to provide an alternative to gig economy platforms like Deliveroo

New Zealand co-op movement holds its annual awards

The apex body for the sector honoured co-ops and individuals across four categories at the Christchurch…

Technology consultancy moves to 100% employee-ownership

'CDP recognised that people were the real value in the company and the key to future…

Co-op Foundation launches £2m fund to tackle youth loneliness

'This fund will support new ways to tackle youth loneliness, reduce stigma and make a real…