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Outdoors co-op celebrates a green milestone with bid to protect 5,000 miles of rivers

REI has joined a coalition of organisations to protect waterways for the anniversary of a key…

USA credit unions welcome regulatory relief bill

Small banks and credit unions will be able to expand the types of mortgages they offer

Danilo Salerno is the new regional director of Cooperatives of the Americas

Mr Salerno, who was working as director of Coopermondo, starts the role on 15 June

Evergreen Cooperative Laundry to manage second plant

The co-op, which is part of the Cleveland model for local collaborative economies, will triple its…

REI’s new product standards raise the sustainability bar

'We’re collaborating with partners across industries to advance sustainable business practices, and as a result are…

New artificial intelligence platform created to help credit unions tackle fraud

US network CO-OP Financial Services says the system will also improve member engagement

Mountain Equipment Co-op to kit out a series of scientific expeditions

The co-op has joined forces with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society to support the exploration of…

Review: Johnston Birchall on co-operative governance

Prof Birchall’s updated review takes a sector-by-sector look at issues facing the movement

Shared ownership needs shared governance: Q&A with Trebor Scholz

We speak to the scholar-activist about governance issues surrounding platform co-ops

Help space cats fight galactic fascism in a new game from TESA Collective

The team behind the Co-opoly board game have launched a Kickstarter campaign for their new project,…

New co-op to help Canada’s indigenous fish harvesters market their catch

The co-op is being formed in Manitoba, where the government’s withdrawal from a crown corporation has…

What next for co-ops in Cuba with Miguel Díaz-Canel as president?

The new president has indicated he will continue his predecessor's reforms