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Finance

Solidfund: Strengthening international worker co-operation

July 13, 2026
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Agriculture

41 Irish co-ops struck off by Register of Friendly Societies

July 13, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The co-ops included included farms, community groups, heritage projects, tourism groups, group water schemes and forestry groups
Banking and Insurance

€42m public share offer launched for new co-op bank in Cyprus

July 10, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Individuals will account for 60% of the offering, while the remaining 40% will be allocated to Cyprus-based companies
Community & Development

Research looks at potential for community wealth building in Australia

July 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Union sounds alarm as John Lewis announces plan to cut 200 jobs

July 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Indian government announces plan for life insurance co-op

July 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Consumer co-op

Co-op Group publishes gender pay gap analysis across supply chain

July 8, 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

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Energy

Dual membership offer for Co-ops UK and Community Energy England

July 13, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Land O’Lakes co-op announces expansion of California plant

July 13, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Housing co-op

Bill to support housing co-ops in Netherlands passes lower house

July 10, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

OurCoop and Younity launch new product for Community Energy Fortnight

July 10, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Finance

UK mutuals body warns red tape threatens financial resilience

July 10, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Scotmid Co-op recognised for work to support colleagues

July 9, 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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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’
Community

Exiled for Existing: Co-op film shares LGBTQ+ stories from refugees

June 29, 2026
Susan Press
The premiere was held at Refugee Festival Scotland during Pride Month 2026

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