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Co-op insurance clean cookstove programme reduces CO2 emissions in Ghana

All policies are carbon offset for customers, at no extra cost

Alliance Africa hosts co-operative youth conference

The event looked at how co-ops could harness the potential of the continent’s huge young population…

Malawi: Supporting co-op development in the Warm Heart of Africa

The Co-operative College, which has been working on development in Malawi for more than five years,…

Obituary: Trevor Bottomley, 96, co-op educator and overseas activist

A lifelong commitment to the movement included roles with the International Co-operative Alliance, Co-operative College and…

Is Fairtrade in trouble?

Sainsbury’s is going solo – will others follow?

Co-op Group backs Kenyan Fairtrade tea farmers with new community resource centre

The retailers will build a new community resource centre in Kenya to support Fairtrade farmers

Co-op consortium formed to help farmers in Africa gain access to financial services

Organisations from Canada, Ireland and Africa are teaming up to improve rural outreach for credit unions…

Growth makes Co-op Bank of Kenya the country’s top lender for businesses

Analysts say a diverse loan book helped the bank overcome a cap on lending rates imposed…

World Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet

We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism…

Concern as Sainsbury’s replaces Fairtrade with its own Fairly-traded certification

There are fears the new scheme will take power away from smallholder producers and co-ops in…

Zimbabwe vice president announces new funding programme for SMEs and co-ops

The government wants to stimulate growth through the scheme, which will include efforts to revitalise agriculture…

Co-op Group to donate funds from all bottled water sold to the One Foundation, AGM told

The Group has been working with the One Foundation on projects to deliver water sanitation and…