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Fairtrade hero John Bowes dies at 59
One of the Co-operative Movement’s top marketers died unexpectedly last week whilst undergoing treatment for a heart condition.
August 04 2011
Co-op banks can weather banking crisis
Co-operative and mutual banks and not-for-profit savings banks have played an important role in the European financial system over the last century. Indeed, there remain several European co-operative banks that have a very strong presence in their domestic markets.
August 04 2011
Mergers can strengthen credit union sector
Where to now for credit unions? The global financial crash has been both a plus and a minus for the organisations often referred to as finance co-operatives.
May 24 2011
Co-ops find a home at Hay Festival
It's true that Hay-on-Wye may be more famous for its bookstores than co-operatives — but the Movement does play its part in making the Hay Festival a success.
May 13 2011
The ski co-op that bought a mountain
Want to buy a mountain? Well 1,800 skiers have: the Mad River Glen Co-operative (MRGC) in Vermont is the owner of the General Stark Mountain.
May 04 2011
Co-operatives respond to a future for food
Awareness of the Co-operative Movement is increasing at a rapid rate. From high profile media coverage of how community ownership holds the answer to the problem of declining rural services to primetime television adverts publicising the Co-operative Revolution, our Movement is becoming increasingly recognised as a viable answer to some of the problems posed by the current austerity measures facing communities.
April 08 2011
Co-op ethos can help re-shape UK’s railway network
“There is a remarkable paradox about the state of Britain’s railways today,” says Christian Wolmar in a new booklet, commissioned and published by Co-operatives UK. “On the one hand, they are fantastically successful, attracting more passengers than at any time in their history and are the subject of a massive investment programme which has for the most survived the worst of the cuts.
April 08 2011
Midlands Co-op set for a stylish retail makeover
The Co-op may, as the advert says, be “good with food.” But in some parts of the UK, its retail sector is reaching out way beyond the kitchen into other parts of the home.
March 29 2011
Research group provide social Substance
An innovative Manchester-based co-op has just published its social audit report, to celebrate its fifth year of trading.
March 25 2011
Helping to lead a Fairtrade revolution
Fairtrade Fortnight — this year running from February 28th to March 13th — is now an important date in the calendar of the Co-operative Movement.
February 28 2011
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