Fund for International Co-operative Development launched by UK co-ops

Image: Paul Gerrard, Rose Marley, Debbie Robinson, Sarah Alldred and Peter Westall at the lunch of…

£2.6m fundraiser launched by UK’s first co-op train operator

Go-op, which aims to run rail services between Swindon and Taunton by May 2026, is looking…

East of England Co-op CEO, Doug Field, steps down 

Chief operating officer Andy Rigby has been appointed to the top role for an interim 12-month…

Remembering Emma Howard 

Emma Howard, a thinker, doer, scientist and co–operator has died aged 35 after a short illness. 

ICA Global Cooperative Conference: a round up

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) hosted its Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, in the…

Meet … P. Santosh Kumar, director of legislation at the International Cooperative Alliance

He also co-ordinated the ICA’s 2024 Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India

Model Law boosts co-operative movement in Africa

The legislation aims to harmonise co-operative legislation and practice across the continent

Plunkett UK celebrates community ownership with conference and awards

'Businesses owned by, run by and run for the benefit of local people are a fantastic…

World’s co-operators prepare for the ICA global conference in Delhi

'The conference theme is inspired by the motto of the Indian co-operative movement: peace, progress and…

Ali Kurji retires: The end of an extraordinary journey

Ali Kurji, chief executive of the Heart of England Co-operative Society, has retired after 42 years…

Midcounties launches Doing Good Together Fund

The Midcounties Co-operative, which operates 218 food stores across the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire…

The Golden Cup: Celebrating top quality, Fairtrade, sustainable coffee

Around two billion cups of coffee are drunk each day, and last year, the global coffee…