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Help us find your Co-op Champions

It's not a popularity competition, we want to find the human side of co-operation. Who are…

Canada’s Saputo to acquire Murray Goulburn dairy co-operative

The deal follows a difficult period for the Australian dairy which is facing court action from…

Meet … Chris Maher, general manager of BriarPatch

'The challenge is to keep educating people, keep telling the co-op story, let them know what…

National Cooperative Business Association appoints president and chief executive

Doug O’Brien takes over from Judy Ziewacz, who retires on 31 December

Organic farm co-op aims to be world’s largest food producer to use 100% renewable energy

Organic Valley is creating a solar partnership that is set to increase overall usage in Wisconsin…

Wisconsin dairy co-ops join effort to send supplies to victims of Hurricane Irma

Cheesemakers from the state have joined forces to send food to those affected by the storm…

Powered by principle six: How electric co-ops join forces to maintain growth

The latest in a series of alliances forged by Texas Electric Cooperatives shows how collaboration can…

Research paper looks at resolution issues for financial co-operatives

The study looks at fundamentals faced by financial co-ops when they adapt resolution tools developed for…

Desjardins celebrates Co-op Week with massive volunteering effort for youth groups

The credit union association has used the week to help organisations such as Auberges du cœur…

Study reveals Canadian co-op sector’s work on climate change disclosure

All the organisations surveyed made some form of disclosure but campaigners say there is room for…

Canada is celebrating Co-op Week

Celebrations begin with a flag-raising in Saskatchewan and lead up to an awards dinner for outstanding…

Investment fund opens to boost Canada’s co-ops

Organisations including the Co-operators, Desjardins and Vancity have committed $25m between them to start up the…