The Co-operative Group vision and aims

Our vision

To be the best co-operative business in the world

Our aims

• to strive for world class levels of business performance
• to be open, responsible and rewarding, putting co-operative values & principles into everyday practice
• to enhance the lives of our people, members, customers, and the communities in which we trade
• to work for the long-tern success of the co-operative sector

What is a co-operative?

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise. (The International Co-operative Alliance Statement on the Co-operative Identity, Manchester 1995)