With a new leadership and the Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade nearing its end, there are…
What do Quaker and co-operative businesses have in common?
'The Rochdale Principles bear more than a passing resemblance to the Quaker testimonies, which are equality,…
SHRUB co-op wins Climate Challenge Fund Award
The co-op currently has over 330 members, with 1,000 people using the shop regularly and 3,800…
Fonterra launches environment plan to improve waterways
By 2025 all of its farmers will have a farm environmental plan as part of their…
Community First Credit Union passes the $1bn mark
'Our sustainable expansion demonstrates confident support from our members. We have backed this up with consistent…
Community-owned Hastings Pier enters administration
The award-winning project, which restored the fire-damaged site and reopened it last year, hit financial difficulties…
Government invests £60m in community-led housing schemes
'It is a massive and potentially paradigm-shifting opportunity for our sector to develop new co-operative and…
WOCCU continues its relief efforts for storm-hit Caribbean
The credit union body has raised more than $100,000 in two months to help those affected…
Collaboration and co-operation key to Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit future
Ed Mayo of Co-operatives UK says small businesses will need to pool their efforts to succeed…
Illinois food co-op is named ‘Best Small Business in America’
The community grocery won the $10,000 from Rubicon Global, which works with small firms to develop…
Goat dung to power local community energy project
Totnes Renewable Energy Society has been given an £18k grant to study the feasibility of the…
In the battle for net neutrality, can co-ops keep the internet open and democratic?
Small, community-owned ISPs are spreading – and could help to protect open internet access