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Housing co-op apex urges Starmer government to reform the sector

Blase Lambert, CEO of the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, has written to housing minister Matthew Pennycook…

Co-op Party hails appointment of 21 MPs and peers to frontbenches

After celebrating its most successful general election night, the party now has five members of Keir…

US credit union representatives visit credit unions in Peru and Ecuador

The sector is involved in a programme to offer financial services to Venezuelan migrants and refugees

Co-op Group to work with its farm suppliers on sustainability

The retail society's new Future Farming Fund will 'drive innovation, promote productivity and improve climate resilience'

Co-op College appoints CEO and principal

Jacqui Thomasen and Ali Longden have been appointed permanent CEO take up the roles on a…

Co-ops and mutuals in Australia show significant growth

The sector ‘has shown it can be globally competitive while ensuring profits and values remain’

Community energy sector welcomes Labour plans to boost the sector

Sector body CEE welcomed moves including an end to the ban on new onshore wind developments

Co-op Group publishes first socioeconomic pay gap report

The report has found a 5.2% socioeconomic pay gap and sets out plans to close this…

Funding available for US co-ops to expand rural broadband

Applications for the Broadband Technical Assistance program are due 20 August

UN holds event to discuss the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives

The event took place during the UN High-Level Political Forum

Lessons in leadership and growth from Singapore co-ops

Sng Ler Jun reports from a recent forum led by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation

German housing co-op forum celebrates its 30th anniversary

Carla Young reports from a landmark session of the Genossenschaftsforum