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UK co-operators urged to support Pakistan floods appeal

'We need to ensure that agencies working on the ground have all the support they need…

Leadership changes at Co-op Group as food chief Jo Whitfield resigns

'She leaves the Co-op with our warmest wishes and deepest thanks for everything she has delivered…

SAOS calls for co-op-friendly farming reforms from Scottish government

Co-operation is mentioned in the consultation for the post-Brexit Agriculture Bill and the apex is urging…

Electric co-op leader appointed to US energy committee

Louis Finkel will bring the voice of America's electric co-ops to the committee, which is looking…

CLES summit to look at community wealth building as a response to cost of living crisis

'The summit will provide the inspirations and tools to not only survive the coming storm, but…

NCBA CLUSA launches co-op development scheme for underserved US farmers

The apex wants to 'cultivate a community-led co-operative development ecosystem to invest in agricultural communities'

Singapore’s co-op credit sector weighs risks and benefits of emerging trends

“Time and again, co-operatives have shown resilience and responded positively to the needs of our members”

Residents buy local chapel to turn it into a community centre

Kingsley Holt Chapel, in Staffordshire, was registered as an asset of community value and bought with…

European co-ops respond to Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union Speech

Cooperatives Europe and Cecop have given their view on the announcement, which included crisis measures such…

Ugandan credit co-ops set up national federation to boost community finance

The Uganda Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives will provide technical assistance, training and financial resources

Unstaffed convenience stores: what are the challenges and opportunities for co-ops?

The global unstaffed convenience store market is expected to reach US$1.64bn by 2027 - and co-ops…

Politics Rewired: A tech co-op offering a new way of organising

We chat to Priya Chatwani, a worker-owner at the US co-op