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The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties have been asked to implement a new co-operative approach in the next Scottish Parliament session to protect and create jobs threatened by the pandemic,…

Co-operatives UK is jointly and publicly committing to advocating for and actively effecting a more diverse, equitable and inclusive co-operative and community business sector, alongside our partners,…

Who will be the co-operators and co-ops of the year 2021? 

The Co-op Economy survey has launched – and we’re asking the UK's co-ops to complete it so we can campaign on behalf of the sector.

From 1 January 2021 central government will be required to take the social value of suppliers into account when awarding contracts.

£150,000 of funding is available for community businesses in London, as part of a scheme to boost the capital's high streets and civic centres.

Co‑operatives UK has announced today the theme for this year’s Co‑op Fortnight, which will take place from 21 June to 4 July.

Community energy groups across England will benefit from a new peer support programme to help develop new innovative business models.

Co-operatives UK, along with 10 other social enterprise support organisations have written to Minister John Glen (Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister) to request a meeting to discuss…

The next six weeks is crucial in an on-going campaign to save Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) for the success of future community share offers.

New survey data released this month reveals that trust in co‑operative businesses is high.

Co-operatives UK’s newly appointed CEO, Rose Marley, is offering one to one surgeries to talk all things co-operative.

We are proud to announce that Co-operatives UK is now an accredited Living Wage Employer. This means that every member of staff working for us will earn a real Living Wage.

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.

Retail societies including some of the largest high street co-ops across the UK, today (30 November 2020) launched a collective campaign to support local food banks and combat food injustice.