The organisation won the Schwab Foundation's prize for collective social innovation at the event, taking place in...
Platform Co-op School offers 22 learning sessions for a fairer digital economy
The programme, which runs from this month until July, has been developed with the input of 45 organisations around the...
NEW BEGINNINGS
Spring is nearing. The first signs of new growth are sprouting. Snowdrops and crocus are colouring banks...
Romania’s first non-bank financier for social enterprises gets nod from regulator
Romania’s first non-bank financier for social enterprises gets nod from regulator Romanian social enterprises,...
‘Why there is a place for co-ops in the UK energy system’
Opinion piece from Alex Bird as debate continues over the future of the country's energy supply Sadly, I wasn’t able...
East of England Co-op gives trees to the community for Queen’s Green Canopy
The retail society is gifting 250 red falstaff apple, concorde pear and sunburst cherry trees through the scheme East...
What next for social housing after the Rochdale Boroughwide tragedy?
The government is toughening up its regulation of social housing but critics say its policies have made the situation...
Carbon offsetting co-op offers climate action to help the world’s poorest communities
'Co-operative Climate Action has been launched for people who want to offset their carbon emissions by helping those...
Levelling Up!
Homebaked Bakery – The power of communities to ‘level up’ for themselves The area around Anfield has a proud sense of...
We want the bakery!
We don’t just want a bigger slice of the cake. We want the bakery. What do a GP practice, a brewery, a gaming company,...
Is your co-op or mutual sustainability ready?
The BCCM’s new Sustainability Strategy for Co-operatives and Mutuals course has been designed to help...
Call for £40m investment into community shares
The Community Shares Unit, led by Co-operatives UK in partnership with Locality and Plunkett Foundation, has responded...
Help inform vital research on the state of the social enterprise movement
Will you play your part and help to map social enterprise in the UK? Evidence collecting for 2023’s State of Social...
Reimagine and Re:wild Your College Campus
Re:wild Your Campus is giving college students the opportunity to reimagine their campus with a focus on climate...
CO-OPERATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Tools to Measure Co-operative Impact and Performance In an increasingly performance-oriented society, metrics matter....
21 Children’s Books Spreading Love for Food and Community
This year, Food Tank is highlighting 21 titles to encourage young readers’ interest in the food they eat and the world...
Native American Indian Cooperative
StatementThe Co-operative provides incentives to 2,700+ American Indian artists representing over 410 tribal nations...
Dairy business bigger than Apple & Microsoft put together: Experts
More than 1 billion people dependent on dairy for livelihood Dairying is possibly as old as civilization of mankind,...
#cooper4dev
What is #coops4dev 🌍 ? As people-centred businesses, cooperatives are owned and run by their members, who...
CYCLING OUT OF POVERTY – A BIKE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
Cycling out of Poverty supports students, health volunteers, farmers and small entrepreneurs with bicycles to improve...