by Christopher Cooper | May 19, 2022 | Latest News
‘These students are going to be our future leaders and several of our co-ops want them to come back with an interest in making their community thrive’ Summer camps are places of discovery for young people, so it is unsurprising that co-op organisations in...
by Christopher Cooper | May 18, 2022 | Latest News
What is the campaign about? Choose Communities: Buy Social is all about the impact social enterprises are having on communities across the UK and around the world. It’s about raising the profile of a different way of doing business – one which puts people, communities...
by Christopher Cooper | May 17, 2022 | Latest News
From the Lancashire Cotton Famine of the 1860s to the typhoons striking the Philippines in 2021, co-ops have put their principles into action in responding to emergencies “The trees that grow in stormy climates strike the greatest roots,” writes a contributor under...
by Christopher Cooper | May 4, 2022 | Latest News
As the organisation turns 40 it embarks on its “next chapter as a development agency working for economic and social change” Wales Co-operative Centre announced today that it has changed its name to Cwmpas. Founded in 1982 by the Wales TUC, the organisation...
by Christopher Cooper | Apr 29, 2022 | Latest News
Bees are the unsung heroes of the planet, vital for humanity’s food security and biodiversity. Over 75% of the crops we rely on pollinating insects yet in the UK a third of wild bees and hoverflies are in decline.[1] Raising the importance of bees to our lives and...