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Co-op sparks climate action conversation with new Co-op26 store ‘rebrand’

Stuart Mitchell

As the UK prepares to host global leaders and changemakers at the COP26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow this weekend, ethical retailer Co-op has launched a national store and funeral home campaign, aptly named Co-op26. In a bid to engage customers throughout the COP26 conference and beyond, the Co-op26 campaign aims to get people asking questions about how they can impact climate change at a community level. Six flagship Co-op stores across the UK have ‘rebranded’ to Co-op26 with amplified exterior signage and window vinyl takeovers to reflect Co-op26 and…

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Co-op funding fast-tracks doubling of Hubbub’s Community Fridge Network

Stuart Mitchell

The 200th member of environmental charity Hubbub’s Community Fridge Network opened recently, marking a significant milestone for the initiative. The latest community fridge has been installed in Lancaster West Estate in North Kensington, London. It is the 50th fridge funded by Co-op, whose support for 100 new community fridges across the country by the end of this year has helped fast-track the expansion of the food-saving initiative. Community fridges are social spaces where anyone can share surplus food. They reduce food waste and empower communities to help each other through…

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Co-op and Starship Technologies to expand partnership to 500 robots across five new towns and cities to cut carbon on last mile deliveries

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op and Starship Technologies have confirmed plans to extend their partnership, adding new robots to take the total fleet to 500 autonomous vehicles across the UK, while launching robotic delivery services in five new towns and cities. The convenience retailer – the first major UK supermarket to use robots for home delivery – in partnership with Starship Technologies, will increase the robot fleet by over 300 by the end of the year – increasing Co-op’s offer of on-demand convenience and cutting carbon emissions on last mile deliveries. The robots are…

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Co-op commits international aid investment and launches climate change commitments for Fairtrade producers

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op has announced a commitment to continue to spend more than 0.7% of its pre-tax profit to international aid and has joined forces with Fairtrade Africa and Fairtrade Foundation to support producers combating the effects of climate change. The convenience retailer makes the announcement as it launches its latest report – Climate Justice for People and Planet – which calls for increased business accountability to protect and invest in the resilience and transition of global supply chains in the face of the climate crisis. Co-op’s expansion of its partnership with Fairtrade Africa will…

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‘Hack for Good’ with Co-op and Facebook to help call ‘Full Time’ on child food poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Co-op has become the exclusive digital partner for Facebook’s Hack for Good initiative to drive awareness of Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge’s Full Time campaign. In response to the UK Government’s uplift of the Healthy Start voucher scheme, Marcus Rashford MBE and Michelin-starred chef, Tom Kerridge, joined forces to launch ‘Full Time: Get Cooking with Marcus & Tom’.  This nationwide initiative (launched in April) is in support of the #EndChildFoodPoverty campaign and is in partnership with Marcus Rashford’s Child Poverty Taskforce, supported by Co-op, Facebook and Instagram. Together, the goal…

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