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Roost, a secondary housing co-op with ambitious plans

We sit down with Roost co-founder, Ben Dunn Flores, to learn more about his co-op’s plans

Wales’ first self-built housing community gets government grant

A new housing development in Gower, Glamorgan, will be led and part-built by the community following…

Energy co-op sector welcomes reform to EU’s energy market

But sector body REScoop warns a level playing field must be ensured now that energy sharing…

Mondragon sales pass the €11bn mark in 2023

The Basque Country-based worker co-op federation predicts a strong performance for 2024

UK building societies buck market to provide mortgage growth

Several mutuals have introduced 'new and innovative ways to support people into homeownership', says sector body…

Midcounties beats its targets on climate emissions and food waste

The society reports a 32% reduction in GHG emissions on 2019, and a 21% reduction in…

Scotmid Co-op boosts cancer research in Glasgow

A £50,000 donation helps Glasgow-based research institute purchase groundbreaking microscope

Bid launched to create community nature reserve in West Yorkshire

Bridestones Rewilded wants to buy and restore moorland above Todmorden, for the benefit of wildlife, the…

US electric co-op apex bags $4m grant for cybersecurity initiative

The project will give electric co-ops new tools to detect, respond to and recover from cyber…

Channel Islands Co-op joins partnership to offer mobile phone service

The society is working with telecoms company - and island specialist – Sure on the proposed…

Top 100 co-ops in France have a joint turnover of €286bn 

The sector has a joint turnover of €286bn, 30.8m members and 914,747 employees

Irish credit unions back new finance scheme for social housing

'This is a positive return back to members to say, this is what we’re using your…