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Ela Bhatt’s Congress keynote looks to a nurturing economy in 100-mile communities
'The co-operative being a collective, by creating an identity of its own, also establishes the individual…
Co-operatives are ‘critical partners’ for building resilient economies says ILO chief
Recent world crises have 'highlighted the role of co-operatives in helping to transform communities for the…
Exploring the co-operative identity through research and legislation
Reports from the ICA Cooperative Research Conference and International Forum on Cooperative Law
Pre Congress events: ICA regional and sectoral bodies meet in Seoul
Our report from pre-Congress events in Seoul
Welsh villagers save Dylan Thomas watering hole as community pub
Locals in Ystrad Aeron, Powys, have raised funds to buy the Vale of Aeron pub –…
Champagne super co-op formed in historic merger
The new co-op, Terroirs et Vignerons de Champagne, unites around 6,000 wine growers and 3,000 hectares…
CBH grain co-op confirms Ben Macnamara as CEO
The news follows strong annual results from the Australian agri co-op, which recorded a surplus of…
Informal workers earning less than 75% of their pre-Covid earnings, study warns
By mid-2021 the typical informal economy worker was earning 64% of their pre-Covid earnings
Chelmsford Star funeral business scoops Essex regional award
'To have been selected as winners after the last year of heartache and trials within the…
Obituary: Dr Carl Clowes, first chair of pioneering community co-op
Antur Aelhaearn was established in 1974 to create local opportunities and prevent depopulation in Llanaelhaearn village,…
Co-op College partners with Imperial College London on new online course
The five-week interactive course will focus on the history of the worldwide co-operative movement