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World Fair Trade Organization launches AI-powered sustainability platform

The tool will support SMEs around the world looking to reduce their environmental impact

Diversity, sustainability, crime, care and AI on Co-op Retail Conference agenda

Preview of this year's event, on 15-16 March, including a few words from guest speaker Joanna…

Plan for Scottish co-op centre gets £1.9m boost from Lottery Heritage Fund

'It will be a celebration of our heritage, a supportive resource for our community and a…

Book review: Nathan Schneider looks for ways to democratise online spaces

'The ways people can and cannot collectively self-govern in daily online life ... have been constrained…

UKSCS conference to focus on co-operation among co-operatives

'What does being a co-op mean in the new world and the new supply chain? What…

Openfield grain co-op reports £2.7m profit after fleet investment

The farmer-owned group restated its commitment to helping members reduce their carbon emissions

Stories.coop relaunched ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

Stories.coop was first run in 2012 as part of a global, digital campaign to disseminate information…

First Milk co-op acquires Dorset product maker BV Dairy

'This provides a genuine extension to our business, extending our manufacturing and market reach'

Lincolnshire Co-op shares £160k from community fund among youth groups

The Community Champions scheme, which celebrated its tenth anniversary last year, has so far raised £4.5m…

GMB Credit Union celebrates 25th anniversary

'The global financial climate has been difficult to navigate for our members over the past 25…

Midcounties Co-op winter appeal raises £25k for food banks

'We hope it goes a small way in supporting the vital services that our food bank…

Lisbon City Council approves plan for housing co-ops on municipal land

The council has found room for 500 homes, it has been reported