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‘Co-ops must work with other social movements on climate change’

We speak to Sam Cossar-Gilbert, programme coordinator at Friends of the Earth International

US farm co-ops urged to improve security after cyber-attacks

Iowa's New Cooperative and Minnesota's Crystal Valley both suffered Russian ransomware attacks, prompting concern over national…

Four co-operators to be honoured in US Cooperative Hall of Fame 2021

The Hall of Fame inductees are Vern Dosch, Andrew Reicher, Clark Arrington and Karen Zimbelman

Credit Union Awareness Initiative receives $1m funding boost

CUNA have now contributed a total of $3m to the programme since 2019

Global co-operation between co-operatives matters more than ever, says Peter Hunt

'We want every country to have a world class environment for co-ops and mutuals'

Tax-exempt credit unions save US consumers $15bn per year, study reveals

The study estimates losses of $5.6bn in annual federal income tax revenue if credit unions’ tax…

Co-operation among co-operatives from an international perspective

ICA director general Bruno Roelants shared his view on how co-ops are working together at an…

US Congress Committee passes legislation to enable co-ops to access SBA loan guarantees

The legislation would provide US$500m to pilot a co-op lending programme

US electric co-ops on track to restore power to members in Louisiana and Mississippi

Most co-ops in Mississippi completed restoration work last week but in Louisiana the process could take…

Clash of values at left-wing journal

A war of words broke out at US magazine Current Affairs after staff called for it…

Registration open for the World Cooperative Congress

The hybrid event will feature a series of sessions exploring how to deepen the co-operative identity

US electric co-ops rush to restore power in Hurricane Ida’s wake

The hurricane is one of the most powerful ever to hit the US Gulf coast