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Empowering Places Interim Report
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportContent by Empowering Places
Empowering Places aims to build more resilient communities by supporting community businesses to provide benefits and opportunities for local people.
The Co-op Economy: Previous reports
Related topic: Research | Resource type: ReportPublished annually, the Co‑operative Economy Report reveals turnover, membership and employee figures for thousands of co‑op businesses across the UK.
Employee and worker ownership recovery strategy paper
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingRead our policy paper setting out why city regions should include measures to support the creation of employee and worker owned businesses.
Including societies in COVID-19 insolvency reforms
Related topic: Covid-19 | Resource type: Policy briefingThis paper sets out why and how co‑operative and community benefit societies (‘societies’) should be included in the reforms of UK insolvency law announced by government on 28…
Covid-19 and co-operatives
Related topic: Covid-19 | Resource type: Policy briefingOur early analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on co-operatives alongside an identification of gaps in support and asks of government.
Implementing the Greater Manchester Co-operative Commission final report
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingIn this paper Co-operatives UK makes proposals for how Greater Manchester Co-operative Commission’s recommendations might be implemented.
VIDEO: Community economic development
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: FilmCommunity Economic Development (CED) gives people the opportunity to meaningfully shape the economy where they live. It enables those living, working and doing business in an area…
#1MillionOwners campaign proposal
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: Policy briefingContent by #1MillionOwners
Read the full #1MillionOwners proposal for the 2021 Spending Review
VIDEO: Co-operate - a film to celebrate #CoopDifference
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: FilmContent by Co-op Fortnight
"Not through competition but co-operation of each, the people's strength." Our Co-operate video is inspired by co-ops across the UK.
Community Economic Development Lessons from two years’ action research
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportThis report summarises the lessons learned from a two year nationwide action research programme of Community Economic Development (CED). It will be of practical interest to…
VIDEO: Bouncers are clubbing together in Newcastle
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: FilmContent by Business support for co-ops
In Newcastle, things are changing – bouncers are clubbing together. Watch an inspiring film about a unique new co-op of self-employed bouncers, and find out how YOU could reimagine…
National Co-operative Development Strategy
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportWith input from 550 co-ops, the National Co-operative Development Strategy was an ambitious strategy to create a more participative economy, published in 2017.
The Co-operative Option report
Related topic: Co-op development | Resource type: ReportThis short report highlights new evidence of people’s discontentment with the amount of control they have over the economy, their workplaces and their local communities.
Video - What is a co-op?
Related topic: What is a co-op? | Resource type: FilmSo what exactly is a co-op? Watch our short animation and share with your friends!