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Energy

How US electric co-ops are developing energy storage capacity

January 22, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Finance

£10m fund launched to support social enterprise in England

January 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Social impact fund manager Resonance has launched a £10m fund to back social enterprises which are “making a difference” in communities across England. The Resonance Enterprise Investment (REI) fund will…
Agriculture

Arla co-op to power all European sites with renewables

January 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
‘This is a great achievement for our co-operative and the result of years of hard work and dedication by the teams involved’
Sports & Culture

Media co-op Positive News launches podcast on ways to act on ideals

January 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Politics & Legal

Kuwaiti government rolls out digital surveillance of co-operatives

January 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

US credit unions fight to stop new credit card legislation

January 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Census for UK worker co-ops as sector looks to drive growth

January 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

What is Co-op News and what do we do?

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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Banking and Insurance

Icmif to help map co-op and mutual insurers for underserved communities

January 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Multi-stakeholder co-op

Bournemouth to host Carnival of Alternative Politics

January 20, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Agriculture

Agri co-op CHS leases grain terminal to boost transport links

January 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Copa-Cogeca joins call for EU unlock energy transition for fisheries

January 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

Philippine government loaned 2.8bn pesos to electric co-ops in 2025

January 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

Puerto Rico’s first electric co-op cleared to run its microgrids

January 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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