Today the movement celebrates Employee Ownership Day
Cooperatives Europe elects new president
Petar Stefanov has laid out his 12 pillars for the development of the European co-op movement
Co-operators recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list
Leaders from across the social economy have been honoured this year
Building societies and first-time buyers
There is innovation within the sector, but change is needed to address the current challenges, says…
US electric co-op apex bags $4m grant for cybersecurity initiative
The project will give electric co-ops new tools to detect, respond to and recover from cyber…
Irish credit unions back new finance scheme for social housing
'This is a positive return back to members to say, this is what we’re using your…
Fairtrade International introduces due diligence standards
The updated standards reflect new laws on human rights and environmental sustainability
Woccu urges G20 to support proportional financial regulation
Proportional regulation is a "critical factor” for financial inclusion, says the credit union body
Financial education across the credit union movement
'One of the defining factors that differentiates us from banks in particular is that we have…
NCBA Clusa launches $15m food security project with Timor Leste
The project will work with 27 farmers’ groups in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro, Dili and…
Co-ops of the Americas championed at UN FAO conference
ACI Americas has signed an agreement with Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW) to leverage access to new…
East of England Co-op reduces trading losses by £1.6m
The retailer is “on track to return to profit,” says CEO