# Communication Design Cooperatives Calverts Coop is a Green Social Enterprise for Printing & MEdia By Social Business Editor | Published 2014-06-02 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calverts-coop References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/print.and.design.coop) & [calverts.coop](http://www.calverts.coop/) Based in East London, United Kingdom and founded all the way back in 1977, Calverts is a cooperative that offers services such as [printing, digital media, communications design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-media-hous) and more. They design both web and print media for variety of different venues and publication platforms -- literally almost anything you can imagine. The printed work is produced on [sustainable paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coop-sustainable-packaging), a gesture they work into their environmentally friendly ethos. "The firm’s assets are owned in common by the workforce, who are paid equally," they write on their website about their socially focused business model. All members participate in strategic management, and profits are reinvested in the co-operative or used for community aims. **Contact Information** Calverts Coop [website](http://www.calverts.coop/) Calverts on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/print.and.design.coop) Calverts on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/calverts) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 78% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Communication Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative approaches to web and print media design for a variety of venues and platforms. - **Social Enterprise:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop business models that prioritize social impact and collective ownership. - **Sustainable Printing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create environmentally friendly printing practices and use of sustainable paper. ### Where This Applies - **Printing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate digital and traditional printing techniques to offer more versatile and eco-friendly solutions. - **Communications Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate emerging technologies and interactive design elements to enhance communication strategies. - **Cooperatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leverage collective ownership models to redefine business structures and empower workers and communities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Community-Made Eco Campuses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wolves-lane-centre.md) - [Customizable Retailer Printing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/morrisons-printing-service.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pop-Up Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-green-vic.md) - [Custom Transfer Printing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/transfer-printing-service.md) - [Compact Civic Workspaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stroud-green-housing-centre.md) - [Accessible Design Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/really-really-good-design.md) - [Mediterranean Inclusive London Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-camionera.md) - [Dorset Co-Housing Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hazelmead.md) - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md)