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Ten UK firms join jobs scheme for victims of modern slavery

Stuart Mitchell

Ten UK businesses have signed up to Bright Future, an innovative scheme devised by the Co-op, in conjunction with charity City Hearts, to create jobs for victims of modern slavery. Household names Dixons Carphone and The Body Shop, in partnership with Single Resource, along with eight others, including independent Co-op societies, food suppliers and construction company Marshalls Plc, have become Bright Future Business Partners and pledged to provide employment for people rescued from enslavement. Under the Bright Future scheme victims are offered a four-week paid work placement leading to a…

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Co-op awarded ‘Good Pig Award’ from compassion in world farming

Stuart Mitchell

Leading ethical convenience retailer, the Co-op, received a Compassion in World Farming Good Pig Award on Thursday 21 June in recognition of its policy to only use 100% British outdoor-bred pigs from RSPCA Assured farms across its own-brand fresh pork, bacon, gammon, sausages and ham. The prestigious award, which was presented at a ceremony in Paris, recognises companies that use higher welfare systems for sows and meat pigs. Tracey Jones, Director of Food Business at Compassion in World Farming said: “We wholeheartedly congratulate the Co-op for making this move to…

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Co-op Foundation enters into £2 million partnership with government to combat youth loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op’s own charity, the Co-op Foundation, has entered into a £2 million partnership with government to bring communities together and tackle youth loneliness. Announced by the Prime Minister, Theresa May MP, (Tuesday 19 June), the funding will build on the Foundation’s existing Belong network of community partners working across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It forms part of the government’s £11 million Building Connections Fund, £5 million of which is being match-funded through the Big Lottery Fund. Applicants supported will help bring communities together, making the most of…

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Co-op awarded for leading the sector in recyclable plastics

Stuart Mitchell

Retailer, the Co-op has won a major sustainability award for “leading the sector” in its work towards ensuring its own-brand packaging is easy to recycle, as part of a move towards a more circular economy and driving down plastic waste. The retailer’s Project Closed Loop campaign was awarded ‘Green Initiative of the Year’ at the prestigious Grocer Gold Awards on Tuesday 12 June for the steps it has taken to replace unrecyclable packaging with sustainable alternatives. In the last 12 months, Co-op has made great strides to making 100 percent…

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One in four community causes fear for their survival says Co-op

Stuart Mitchell

A quarter of local causes that are the lifeblood of communities in the UK fear for their survival, according to a unique study conducted by the Co-op. One in four of the 1,500 groups surveyed by the Co-op, which has given more than £20m to local causes since it re-launched its membership scheme in September 2016, said they are either worried or very worried about the future of their organisation. When asked about their concerns for what lies ahead, more than half (56 per cent) said they were witnessing a…

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