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Agriculture

Fonterra beats full-year expectation to deliver $27bn revenues

September 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

UN voices for peace at the Global Cooperative Conference

September 24, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
We speak to Bjørg Sandkjær from UN Desa and David Fernández Puyana from the UN University for Peace
Economy

UK’s co-op economy report shows sector generating £241bn annual income

September 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Co-operatives UK points to modest growth and calls for policy reform if the government is to meet its pledge to double the sector
Consumer co-op

Co-op Group announces rise in half-year loss to £45m

September 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Credit union conference looks at the doubling agenda

September 22, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Housing co-op

Celebrating 50 years of Belgrave Neighbourhood Co-op

September 21, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Federations and co-op apexes

World co-op conference focuses on peace and the global role of the movement

September 19, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Co-op News is a magazine and news website about and for the global co-op movement

We connect, challenge and champion co-ops and co-operators around the world, through fair and objective journalism, and open and honest comment and debate. We are published by the Co-operative Press co-operative and are fully accountable to our members. To join and become a member-owner of Co-op News, find out more here.

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Retail

Co-op Group partners on new quick commerce data platform

September 23, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Sports & Culture

Co-operative artists’ agency opens for actors, writers and directors in Scotland

September 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Vancity turns 80 and makes a $2m investment in BC communities

September 17, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Cusos apex opens registration for annual Reimagine conference

September 16, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Community Cares donations at East of England Co-op pass £1.2m

September 16, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Equitable Bank awards $150,000 to six Canadian credit unions

September 16, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-op learning around the world

Business

A century of ULCCS: A worker co-op success story from Kerala

July 3, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Education

What next for co-op education? Lessons from Icbec

May 13, 2026
Co-operative News
Education

Lessons in education from the Cooperative University of Kenya

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Development

Butterflies: Co-op lessons from the street children of New Delhi

July 30, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Too often we speak about young people as the leaders of tomorrow … I believe they are leaders today; they simply need opportunities, trust and space to contribute’
Federations and co-op apexes

Celebrating #CoopsDay2026: How the world’s co-ops are building peace together

July 3, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Let us continue building together the future we want and deserve, for ourselves and for the generations that come after us’

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