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Social Enterprise UK responds to the expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme
In these troubled times, it is welcome that the expanded Dormant Asset Scheme will provide £880 million to essential...
Report highlights economic impact of Canadian co-operatives and mutuals
The sector contributed CA$49.2bn to the country’s GDP in 2019, and provides 592,000 full-time jobs Co-operatives and...
Vancouver property management business launches housing co-op for staff
'For certain people the co-op model is what works well and what helps them feel like they're part of a community' A...
Fonterra announces return to farmers from asset sale and interim profits hike
'Our co-op’s scale and diversification across channels and markets has enabled us to navigate through disruption' New...
Meet … John Brodie, CEO of Scotmid Co-op
'I am very proud of my colleagues, whether elected members or our employees who turn up day in and day out to do a...
Co-op Group partners with Barnardo’s to help youth struggling through economic crisis
'Our work within communities has shown us the impact that the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis is having, most...
Welsh co-op development agency Cwmpas appoints new CEO
Bethan Webber, who joins from Home-Start Cymru, is 'a passionate advocate for social justice, equality and the power...
New report shows up to 18,000 social enterprises are at risk of closure
The most recent Social Enterprise Barometer report published on 9 February shows that the next quarter is critical for...
Playground for the New Economy Festival heads to Manchester for 2023. Tickets on sale now!
Return to Blog | written by Abby Gordon-Farleigh Stir to Action is leaving the marquee in a field and taking its...
‘Barefoot’ programme relaunches to support a new surge in co-operative and community businesses across the UK
written by Stir to Action Stir to Action to expand UK’s only advisor training programme for democratic businesses to...
How co-ops in the UK and North America are tackling mental health challenges
We hear from service providers who are devising new models of provision, and from agri co-ops which are offering...
Brazilian co-ops to explore producing green hydrogen from animal waste
The potential total production capacity is around 275 tonnes of hydrogen energy per day Two Brazilian co-ops have...
Sound Pound credit union group launches cost of living loan for Greater Manchester
The loan is 'our response to help local people get back on track and avoid any long term impacts of inflation and...
Energy co-op to join Leicestershire Council net zero feasibility study
Green Fox Community Energy Co-op will work with the authority on one of 31 UK projects to receive funding A community...
OVO pledges support for community energy projects to help push for net zero
The electricity supplier will offer subsidy-free power purchase agreements to community energy projects OVO has joined...
Co-op Party crime commissioners call for modern slavery watchdog
'It is dismaying and frustrating that Suella Braverman has refused to appoint to the post, and there seems precious...
Cooperatives in Nepal
Nepal has a long cultural tradition of informal community-based co-operatives including savings and credit...
Living in a housing co-operative
Housing co-operatives and how they work, how people can get housed in housing co-operative accommodation, and their...
How To Start and Manage a Childcare Co-op
Finding and financing the right childcare can be tricky. If full-time daycare is more than you need and your schedule...