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Brexit: What next for Scottish agri co-ops?

The potential impact Brexit on Scottish farmers and agri co-ops has been discussed at a conference…

We Own It campaign calls on next generation to create worker co-ops

A campaign to encourage young people to set up co-ops as alternative workplaces has reached half…

How Fairtrade helped my fight for women’s rights

As Britain celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight, we look at the impact the movement is having around the…

Where does the money go from the Fairtrade Premium?

Final preparations are underway for Fairtrade Fortnight from 27 February – 12 March, celebrating a movement to…

World’s first Fairtrade nut-farming co-op celebrates tenth birthday

One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its…

Chief of American leisure co-op REI condemns Donald Trump over travel restrictions

The chief executive of Recreational Equipment, Inc., America’s biggest outdoor leisure co-op, has criticised president Donald…

Fighting for Fairtrade workers as Britain prepares for Brexit

The outcome of the EU referendum, with the UK preparing to withdraw, has already created significant…

CBH to maintain its co-operative structure

Australia’s biggest grain export and co-operative business, CBH Group, has ruled out a share market listing,…

Are robots taking our jobs – and how can the co-operative movement save us?

Does technology pose a threat to co-operatives? Or is it opening new opportunities for the sector?…

Oxfam wants a co-operative ‘human’ economy to fight global inequality

Co-operatives have a key part to play if the world is to move to a “human economy” says…

MBE for Dorothy Francis, champion of co-ops and social enterprise

The 2017 New Year Honours list included an award for Dorothy Francis, chief executive of Leicester-based Co-operative And…

Italian co-op’s ‘supermarket of the future’ transforms the shopping experience

Italy’s largest supermarket chain Coop Italia has unveiled its “supermarket of the future” which offers an innovative…