Resources

This resource relates to the government energy survey which closes on 23.55pm on 30 October (2022).

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

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

So it's your first day at a co-op and there's so much to learn.  But what even is a co-op?  

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

Co-operatives UK's membership team hosted a discussion about the key concepts of membership, how to get to know them and how to keep them engaged with you. 

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

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.

This guide will help your co-op navigate GDPR regulations around data protection with regards to member and customer data.  

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…

This 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…

View the final report of the largest ever UK survey of co‑operatives.