The government has pulled the rug out from under the community energy sector with a devastating tax relief u-turn. On Monday (26 October) Treasury Minister David...
On Friday, the Co-operative Bank and Co-operatives UK announced an agreement to launch a £1 million three-year partnership to support the development and growth of the...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is blocking co-operative renewable energy projects and putting the sector at risk, Labour has said. Shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex expressed...
National trade body, Co-operatives UK, has announced a boost to community energy groups as their free new initiative aims to provide advice to groups through mentorship....
Ethical retailer Suma Wholefoods has been named Co-operative of the Year 2014 because of its strong growth, wage rise for employees and creation of new jobs,...
Governance in co-operatives is “as good”, if not better, than governance in limited companies, according to a new report. The research comes just days after the...
We will “[continue] to have regard for the highest standards of ethical principles”, the Co-operative Bank stated in an advert on Monday. This is despite being...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight, an initiative to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy, will take place from August 24-September 8....
Some of the UK’s most influential social enterprises have joined forces to form the Social Economy Alliance in a bid to influence policy ahead of the...
Ed Mayo, secretary-general of trade body Co-operatives UK, gets to the bottom of whether the Co-operative Bank’s £1.5 billion rescue plan will spell an end to...
The Co-operative Bank has unveiled measures to overcome the £1.5 billion shortfall in its balance sheet, but has been urged not to surrender its ethical values...