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As I come to end of my first month in post at Co-operatives UK, I’ve been looking closely at our work on diversity, equity and inclusion. There is a long way to go - both to ‘put our own house in…

The Co‑operative Governance Expert Reference Panel, led and facilitated by Co‑operatives UK, has set its priorities for 2021 and has appointed three additional members to bring their skills and…

Anthony Collins Solicitors outline some of the key elements co‑ops should consider the impacts of the Brexit UK‑EU trade and co‑operation agreement which came into place on 31 December 2020.

In this blog by Anthony Collins Solicitors, we look at how to market your environmental claims successfully, whilst avoiding the common pitfalls of 'greenwashing'.

Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions' Alan Tattler outlines why it is more important than ever for Co‑operative Directors and Officers (Managers) to be aware of their duties, responsibilities and…

The Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 came into force in June 2020. But the measures it covers are due to expire in March 2021. We urge co‑operative and community benefit societies to read…

Covid-19 brought challenges for all businesses and opportunities for some in dealing with increased or reduced demand, managing staff, keeping them safe and sadly, for some, restructure and…

As 2020 comes to a close, it’s safe to say it’s been a year that none of us expected.

At the rate we’re going, co-ops will be a powerful democratising force in the economy around the year 2120. But we can't wait 100 years. To spread the benefits of economic democracy quickly and at…

Stella Creasy MP has tabled an amendment to the Financial Services Bill, aimed at making it easier to establish a mutual bank in the UK. Government should accept this amendment, because local mutual…

Tomorrow (25 November) the Chancellor will publish UK government’s spending plans for 2021-22. The stakes could not be higher. Job losses are at their highest since 2009, millions face poverty and…

Pulse surveys are a great way of measuring employee engagement and also finding out what matters to the people within your co-op. This will give you an informed platform to improve your co-op's…

We have a responsibility to advocate for and actively effect structural change to make the sectors we support and our own organisation more diverse, equitable and inclusive. We have been too quiet for…

Less than 10 years ago, community shares were almost unheard of. Yet since 2012, £155 million has been raised by 104,203 people supporting more than 440 vital businesses – an impressive 92% of which…

For World Values Day, we invited ChangeOut – who we are working with currently to better understand Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – to contribute some thoughts on one of the co‑operative movement's…