Community

Co-op Members have raised a staggering £500k by donating the 5% reward they receive when they buy selected Co-op products and services to a Co-op Members’ Coronavirus Fund. Here’s how it will help local communities.

Co-operate has been busier than ever! Our online platform enables people to receive, or offer, support. Product Manager, Ben, shares inspiring stories of how it’s helped people come together in their communities.

Every year, we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) where eligible Co-op Members can cast their votes and find out the latest news. Member Pioneer,Kym Withers, shares how this years virtual event went.

Today we’re celebrating the 175th birthday of the world-wide co-operative movement. Read more from CEO Steve Murrells on who we are, where we’ve come from and a look ahead.

The Big Co-op Payout Co-op is making a difference in our community. Through the Local Community Fund, Co-op is helping, our cause, Blossoms’ Legacy teach young children how to float in water, potentially saving their own lives.

Retail crime has reached epidemic proportions. We’re calling on industry, government and communities to work together to tackle the root causes of violence, not just the symptoms. Food CEO, Jo Whitfield explains more.

When you buy selected Co-op products and services you’re supporting a business that funds good things like LGBT+ causes. Cat shares how her community benefits.

When you buy select Co-op products and services you’re supporting a business that funds good things like Member Pioneers to run local community projects. Elsa shares how her community benefits from her work.

Over 10,000 Co-op Members have helped to shape our new Community Plan, guiding our work to support local communities in the UK. Rebecca shares more.

Co-operate has the potential to transform communities. Our vision is that it becomes the one place to go to make things happen.

Co-op has been committed to reducing Food Waste for some time, initially through their partnership with Fareshare now more than ever following the introduction of their Food Share scheme in May 2018.

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.