As we publish our annual results, co-operation has never looked more relevant
This morning we published our annual results for 2018 and set out the progress we’ve made in the first year of our Stronger Co-op and Stronger Communities ambition. 839 words, approx 4 mins to read.
View ArticleWe’re the first UK retailer to pledge to meet the United Nations’ climate...
At the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit in New York this week, our Co-op has been announced as the first British retailer to become a signatory of the UN’s ‘Our Only Future’ campaign. Steve...
View ArticleWe’re celebrating 175 years of the Co-op by looking to our future
545 words approx. 3 minutes to read. Today we’re celebrating the 175th birthday of the world-wide co-operative movement. As the UK’s biggest consumer owned co-op, we can trace our story directly back...
View Article“Trade, Community and the Climate Emergency – why co-operation is the only...
1095 words approx. 5 minutes to read. This morning I gave a speech to an audience MPs, senior civil servants and fellow business leaders setting out our co-operative thinking on Brexit trade deals,...
View ArticleImportant Information on Coronavirus from your Co-op. Update from CEO, Steve...
700 words approx. 3-4 minutes to read Dear Co-op members and customers I’ve never known anything like what we’re experiencing right now. I know you’ll be as worried as I am about the health of your...
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We’re supporting our communities through this extraordinary year, and beyond
Approx 950 words. 4 mins to read. Today we’ve announced our half year results for 2020. As you’d expect, our news is dominated by how we’ve responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and the exceptional work...
View ArticleAt the Co-op we must be anti-racist in all we do
Approx 1120 words. This year has opened our eyes to the gross inequalities that still exist all around us. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the global protests it sparked, rightly told...
View ArticleRemembering Damilola Taylor, the 10-year-old who wanted to change the world
333 words approx. 1.5 minutes to read This year marks the 20th anniversary of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor’s tragic murder. Just one week before he died, Damilola wrote of his hope to one day save the...
View ArticleLet our actions of this decade fall on the right side of history’s fence
Approx 1000 words. As we emerge from an exhausting and traumatic year in the nation’s history, many thousands of families are still in mourning for those they’ve lost and many millions more are facing...
View ArticleProud to be working with our charity to support Afghan refugees
Approx. 500 words I’m delighted that the Co-op, led by our charity the Co-op Foundation, is the first retailer to mobilise its members, customers, community groups and charity partners to help Afghan...
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