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Recovery plan at Italy’s Coop Alleanza 3.0 pays off with return to profit

The results follow a renewed emphasis on the retailer's core activities

Farmers’ co-op Openfield trials electric trucks in push for net-zero

The grain co-op, which wants to be net-zero by 2040, has partnered with electric HGV firm…

US electric co-ops apex sues government over green power rules

Green groups have welcomed new rules to tackle climate change, but NRECA says they are unlawful…

World’s credit unions urged to support sector in flood-hit Brazil

'We are going through a great tragedy. We count on the strength of cooperation and the…

Dale Farm dairy co-op announces £70m investment at NI cheddar plant

The expansion marks one of the largest ever single investments by a Northern Ireland agri-food business

Bayard Rusin: Co-op links to an unsung civil rights hero

David J Thompson celebrates an activist and co-op resident who is finally receiving recognition for his…

Fairtrade International introduces due diligence standards

The updated standards reflect new laws on human rights and environmental sustainability

Woccu urges G20 to support proportional financial regulation

Proportional regulation is a "critical factor” for financial inclusion, says the credit union body

Mutual share of the total insurance market is at an eight-year high

The largest insurance market in terms of mutual/co-operative market share is Finland (61%)

Solidfund partners with workers.coop in a bid to grow the movement

'If we want to achieve real impact we need control of the means of production, that’s…

Channel Islands Co-op offers 2% divi despite £1.8m loss

The proposal follows a member backlash after the society suggested no divi would be offered after…

Fairtrade Premium reaches record high for farmer co-ops and other producers

This benefits farmers and their communities who decide how to invest the premium