FairCoin activates the world’s first ‘co-operative’ blockchain

Lead developer Thomas König has spent two years developing a system where nodes co-operate, rather than…

Employees take over 51-year old enterprise in Australia as worker co-op

Sydney engineering company C-MAC Industries went through succession process to become one of the country’s first…

New CEO for Co-op Food – and other changes at the top of the Group

Jo Whitfield takes charge of Co-op Food – and a shuffle at the top of the…

French agricultural co-operatives pledge to increase organic products

Trade body Coop de France announced five key actions to boost production, including the development of…

Wales Co-op Centre reports on 2016-17 impact

Over the past 12 months the organisation has worked across three main areas: supporting local businesses;…

Central England Co-op celebrates £500k investment in former Wooldale stores

The society has taken on three former stores from the Wooldale Co-op, with 40 staff transferred…

Tom Greatrex elected chair of football body Supporters Direct

The former Labour/Co-op MP’s previous involvement in the fan-ownership movement saw him co-found the Fulham Supporters…

Government’s funeral fund plans ‘don’t go far enough’, says co-op-backed campaign

Plans to help those who cannot afford their farewells to loved ones have been criticised by…

Researchers from around the globe will gather to discuss co-ops as social innovators

Organisers of this year’s ICA-AP Regional Co-operative Research Conference are inviting abstracts for papers

India’s co-op banks bring ATM technology to rural areas

In a bid to promote financial inclusion and digitisation, mobile electronic banking services will be carried…

Employers meet Jo Cox Foundation as Co-op Group continues its campaign on loneliness

A study from the Group, which sits on the commission, found that loneliness costs UK businesses…

How Co-op stores are showing support for their Para Athletics colleague Carly Tait

Branches in the wheelchair athlete’s home town Manchester have added a good-luck hashtag to their fascia…