Resources

Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Co-operatives UK commissioned research into the climate activity of co-ops in the UK and what support was needed.

Masters student in Creative Advertising Strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University, Rachael Radford undertook a research project to determine how co-operatives can engage more…

The Community Shares Standard Mark is awarded to community share offers that meet national standards of best practice.

To ensure transparency and enable member scrutiny we publish summaries from our board's most recent discussions and decisions.

If your organisation has never formally thought about the environmental impacts you might have, then this tool will help you understand what you need to consider. 

This tool will help you think about your organisation’s progress on tackling environmental issues and possible next steps. The purpose of this is to challenge you not to judge your…

Co-operatives UK monitors a range of data sources to provide the most comprehensive intelligence available on the UK co-operative sector

Published annually, the Co‑operative Economy Report reveals turnover, membership and employee figures for thousands of co‑op businesses across the UK. 

Alex Lawrie, of Somerset Co‑operative Services CIC, provides ‘an exploration of trust, networking and professional practice amongst social movement activists in the solidarity…

This is the second edition, comprehensively revised, of a research study which has been widely recognised as the first comprehensive research study into how co-operative businesses…

Why do co‑ops appear to be more resilient than other types of business?

A report on the gender pay gap in the co-op sector in comparison with broader statistics.

Ed Mayo and Carina Millstone review data on different forms of ownership between 1985 and 2016. 

Professor of Economics Virginie Pérotin looks at two decades’ worth of international data on worker owned co-operatives.

Co‑operatives UK produced an Employee Data GDPR Toolkit to guide co‑operatives through the key changes to the legislation, with a focus on how the GDPR applies in employment. See…