Resources: What is a co-op?

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Published

7th August 2024

On the left hand side is a pink square that reads 'there are more than 7000 co-ops in the UK.' On the right hand side is a green square which reads 'millions of people are members of a co-op, are you? #joinacoop.'

Even though millions of people in the UK are members of a co-operative, awareness of understanding of co-operatives and the benefits they bring to people, communities and the UK economy is low. Access a video short to share on your social media.

Conveying what it means to be a co-op can be challenging – whether that's to your members or the wider world.

That's why we've developed these short, informative videos to help spread the word. The videos below are short, 15 second, videos with some simple ways to explain what a co-op is – we have square and story versions: