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Western Farmers Electric Cooperative boosts renewable energy capacity

Battery storage will make wind and solar electricity available when the wind isn’t blowing and the…

International Credit Union Day will take local and global perspectives

Credit unions will share their stories on social media using the hashtag #ICUDay

FinTech Catalyst Incubator is testing new products for credit unions

'The rapidly changing market means the credit union system of the future will not look the…

Gay Lea Foods co-op receives CA $16.9m from Canadian government

Ministers say the project aligns with their recently announced Rural Economic Development Strategy

Desjardins announces identity theft protection for members

The announcement follows an unauthorised use of internal data by an employee in June

USAID urged to consider credit unions as part of its international development funding

Cuna and Woccu have asked Usaid to ensure there is a level playing field for smaller…

Woccu working to boost agricultural investment in Haiti

A team of experts will draw up a list of development priorities for private capital funding

US report says a Green New Deal must help electric co-ops switch to renewables

'With the clock ticking on climate change, rural electric co-operative leadership, clean energy advocates, and rural…

Co-ops contribute 3.4% to the Canadian economy

The analysis takes into account gross domestic product, numbers of jobs created in full-time equivalents, wages…

Canadian housing co-ops welcome federal investment in housing affordability

A total of CA $462m in funding will be allocated over an eight-year period

US agrifood co-op extends healthcare plan to more farmers

‘The expansion of our Farmer Member Health Care Plan is something we take immense pride in’

Woccu charity launches monthly donation scheme

Donors can choose from five causes related to the credit union movement