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Banking and Insurance

US insurance mutuals resilient under pressure, says report

October 8, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

All Together Money issues impact report on its work with credit unions

October 8, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The apex looks back over its rebrand from Abcul and its lobbying efforts with policymakers and regulators
Worker co-ops

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op vows to trade on after entering administration

October 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative – Scotland’s longest-established worker co-op – says it will enter “a new chapter” after financial pressures forced it to close several branches and enter administration. In a…
Retail

Scotmid recovers to £1.2m trading profit in half-year report

October 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Sports & Culture

Worker-owned bookshop People’s Letters celebrates its first anniversary

October 5, 2026
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Community & Development

‘We are going massive’: Middleton Co-operating marks an eventful year 

October 5, 2026
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Development

‘One hand cannot clap’: Co-operative solidarity sought in north-eastern Syria 

October 2, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Federations and co-op apexes

Cooperatives Europe gets ready to mark 20th anniversary

October 8, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Equality

Experiences of LGBTQ+ care workers in Equal Care Co-op

October 6, 2026
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Community

Children invited to design community superhero for East of England shopper bag 

October 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Scottish agri co-ops body demands government action on farming

October 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

CHS invests $1m into farming leadership development

October 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Icmif highlights tech and AI updates at insurance mutuals

October 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: 2026 ICA Global Cooperative Conference

Federations and co-op apexes

UN voices for peace at the Global Cooperative Conference

September 24, 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
Federations and co-op apexes

Co-operatives are a ‘force for peace’, ICA conference hears

September 19, 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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