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Maltese government takes fact-finding trip to UK housing co-ops

Malta’s Co-operative Federation is now exploring the feasibility of its own community-led housing project

Co-op Group pledges to price-match Aldi on 100 essentials

The retailer is also extending its partnership with Uber Eats as it looks to grow its…

£40m fund opens for charities, community energy and co-ops

The Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme distributes funds, paid by companies who may have breached Ofgem…

Plunkett UK opens nominations for Rural Community Business Awards

'We eagerly anticipate hearing the transformative stories of community businesses making a positive impact'

Yorkshire credit unions merge as consolidation trend in sector continues

Sheffield Credit Union and Laser Credit Union hope to create one of the region’s most robust…

US representatives introduce bill to strengthen rural co-ops 

The Strengthening Rural Cooperatives and Communities Act would reauthorise the Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) programme

Canadians see co-ops as part of the solution to housing crisis

Asked whether enough non-profit and co-op housing options were available in their communities, 60% of respondents…

Singapore’s co-op apex launches brand awareness campaign

The campaign features a series of short-form, vertical videos produced in collaboration with media production company…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in Morocco

Morocco's 60,000 co-ops - which have 760,000 members - are contributing to the country’s economic resilience,…

John Lewis Partnership triples profits to £126m

The retailer has prioritised investment in wages and business transformation over a staff bonus this year

Co-operative approaches to pay

A look at how co-op values affect worker pay at co-ops Dalibo, Mondragon and Suma

Sociocracy: A ‘light in our path towards a co-operative society’

'Sociocracy offers a different form of hierarchy. The format is often considered a hierarchy of work,…