Midcounties Co-operative proud to win Queen’s Award

THE Midcounties Co-operative has said it is honoured to be one of the latest recipients of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

The business was recognised in the Sustainable Development category in regard to a number of positive environmental initiatives, sustained growth and a contribution to the communities it serves.

The member-owned society is one of just 12 companies to receive the Sustainable Development award in this year’s announcement.

It has also been praised for saving over £1m a year through energy efficiency and waste recycling projects.

Ben Reid, Chief Executive of The Midcounties Co-operative, said: “We’re proud that our social, environmental, community and employee achievements have been recognised by the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

“Ten years after The Midcounties Co-operative was formed in its current structure, our society is proof that the co-operative model is thriving and can benefit not just our members but everyone that touches our business, from our partners and suppliers to local community groups and the millions of people that use our products and services every day.”

In the past two years alone, the co-operative’s colleagues, members and customers have raised more than £550,000 for its charity partner Teenage Cancer Trust, and the society is now focusing its fundraising and community effort into local activity to make a different in the local areas where it operates.

The society also became the first business to be reaccredited with the Fair Tax Mark, awarded to organisations which display a high degree of transparency in their tax affairs, reflecting its ongoing commitment to trade fairly and openly.
 
The award will be presented to the society by HM The Queen in July.