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UK’s largest grocery retailers set sights on prefill to take more single use packaging off shelf

Stuart Mitchell

Nine of the UK’s largest grocery retailers, with support from UK Governments and WRAP, have recently issued a joint Statement of Intent to explore how reusable packaging could be implemented across their stores and online.  The plan is to offer a system that makes it easy to shop for prefilled* items in stores and online and marks a bold commitment towards a standardised in-store and online system to reduce the amount of single use packaging put on the market, to give shoppers a better experience outside of single use packaging. …

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Co-op Partners with The Hacking Games to Help Prevent Future Cybercrime

Stuart Mitchell

New initiative to identify and redirect young cyber talent announced In the wake of the recent cyber-attack it experienced, Co-op has announced a new strategic partnership with The Hacking Games, a UK-based social impact business, to help prevent cybercrime by identifying young cyber talent and channelling their skills into positive, ethical careers. Globally, cybercrime is expected to cost £12 trillion this year, and with 69% of European teenagers having committed some form of cybercrime or online offence, the initiative is part of Co-op’s long-term response to its own cyber-attack where…

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2.5 million under 25s struggling to afford food – Co-op and Barnardo’s call for action

Stuart Mitchell

One in five young people – an estimated 2.5 million – have had trouble affording food in the last six months, according to new research from Co-op and Barnardo’s.* Almost a quarter (23%) said they were unable access healthy food in their own communities.** In response, Co-op and Barnardo’s are calling for action to set up a food partnership in every community by 2030.  According to Sustainable Food Places, a food partnership is “a local alliance of organisations and individuals working together to improve their food system.” Most consist of…

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1 in 3 young people have fears about their future daily – Co-op and Barnardo’s step up support

Stuart Mitchell

Fears about the future have become part of daily life for more than 1 in 3 (36%) young people across the UK, according to new research* from Co-op and Barnardo’s.  Over 2,000 people aged 10-25 were asked about their hopes and ambitions.* Just 30% said they believe they will achieve their dream job, while more than a quarter (29%) don’t feel positive about their future at all.   Brodey, 19, from Middlesborough, described how easy it is to lose hope:  “People don’t want to better themselves, because they think it’s impossible, or that…

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Businesses face ‘far-reaching’ challenges to help achieve clean power target, new Co-op and Green Alliance report shows

Stuart Mitchell

A new report published uncovers the critical role small businesses must play in delivering the Government’s clean energy targets, as millions continue to face significant challenges shifting to renewable electricity. The research from Green Alliance, commissioned by Co-op, uncovered that electricity usage by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) was equivalent to 85% of all renewable electricity generated in 2024. This demonstrates the size of potential demand for renewable electricity from these organisations and the critical role that these businesses will play in the Government’s clean energy mission. Speaking to a…

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