Charity shops are having a renaissance with sustainably-minded and fast fashion-fatigued young consumers seeking an alternative shopping experience. So, what’s fuelling the charity shop boom? And what can retail brands learn from this decades-old practice of prosocial consumerism?

Co-op and Crowdfunder have teamed up to boost funding for local charity organisations by matching donations to own-brand product sales. Despite people wanting to give to charity, financial worries and resistance to behavioural change are ever-present as barriers, something the scheme tackles head-on.

Communal kitchens funded by the British government during WWII are being used as a model for many in the food industry looking to help with the cost of living crisis. With millions facing food poverty, could the basic ideals of spaces that emphasise dignity and cross-class dining make a comeback?