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Financial education across the credit union movement

'One of the defining factors that differentiates us from banks in particular is that we have…

NCBA Clusa launches $15m food security project with Timor Leste

The project will work with 27 farmers’ groups in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro, Dili and…

How Coop Exchange wants to revolutionise access to capital

'We wanted to try to create a space where co-ops can compete on a level playing…

How Canadian co-ops are using local communities to raise funding

The model allows a co-op to 'raise the money when it wants it, set the terms…

Co-ops of the Americas championed at UN FAO conference

ACI Americas has signed an agreement with Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW) to leverage access to new…

US electric co-ops hit out at new rules to cut fossil power plant pollution

Health organisations and climate action groups welcomed the rules but Nreca says the plan is 'unlawful,…

Go Green fund launched for co-ops and community businesses

New funding opportunity for co-ops supports energy-efficiency measures

East of England Co-op reduces trading losses by £1.6m

The retailer is “on track to return to profit,” says CEO

Members’ money: UK retail societies and withdrawable share capital

From their earliest beginnings, co-operatives were set up to meet the needs of people, not to…

Reflections on the 3rd co-operative principle

Jean-Louis Bancel shares his view on the 3rd co-operative principle

MEPs adopt new rules on platform work after campaign by Cecop

Co-ops are in favour of stricter European regulation on digital labour platforms

Co-ops included in report on future of the EU single market

The European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives welcomed some of the report's recommendations