date:Aug 06, 2014
The Co-operative Group has been voted the most ethical company in the UK over the last 25 years by the readers of the magazine Ethical Consumer.
The results of the survey were regarded by some as surprising because of the group's capital shortfall; furthermore, scandal surrounding Paul Flowers, its former chairman, who pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing cocaine in May, hurt the company's image further.
Ethical Consumer co-director Tim Hunt said:
Many commentators have had their knives