Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Mervyn Wilson The Co-operative College UK Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement You may be surprised that The Co-operative Group had a very good year in 2008 Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement London Co operative Society Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Members of the Darwen Co operative Society queue for dividend 1960 Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement The adoption of the Statement on the Co- operative Identity at the ICA General Assembly in 1995 a milestone in the movement regaining confidence in its distinctiveness Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement The attempt to take over the CWS in 1997 became a wake up call for co-operators Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement The Co-operative Commission report helped focus attention on a strategy for the renaissance of the co- operative sector in the UK Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Moving from this to a shared co-operative brand Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement A common brand developed for use across the family of co-operative businesses Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Membership and member benefits are key to the revitalisation of UK consumer co-operatives Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement A common brand developed for use across the family of co- operative businesses Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Member activities highlight the movements historic commitment to ethical and values driven trading. Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Championing ethical issues that matter to members Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement A common brand developed for use across the family of co- operative businesses Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement A common brand developed for use across the family of co- operative businesses Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Co-operative schools the fastest growing part of the UK co-operative sector Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement Co-operative schools the fastest growing part of the UK co-operative sector Growing through the crisis The UK Co-operative movement The co-operative movement has reinvigorated itself and re-embraced those principles laid down so many years ago"