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French agricultural co-operatives pledge to increase organic products

Trade body Coop de France announced five key actions to boost production, including the development of…

Wales Co-op Centre reports on 2016-17 impact

Over the past 12 months the organisation has worked across three main areas: supporting local businesses;…

Central England Co-op celebrates £500k investment in former Wooldale stores

The society has taken on three former stores from the Wooldale Co-op, with 40 staff transferred…

Tom Greatrex elected chair of football body Supporters Direct

The former Labour/Co-op MP’s previous involvement in the fan-ownership movement saw him co-found the Fulham Supporters…

Government’s funeral fund plans ‘don’t go far enough’, says co-op-backed campaign

Plans to help those who cannot afford their farewells to loved ones have been criticised by…

Researchers from around the globe will gather to discuss co-ops as social innovators

Organisers of this year’s ICA-AP Regional Co-operative Research Conference are inviting abstracts for papers

India’s co-op banks bring ATM technology to rural areas

In a bid to promote financial inclusion and digitisation, mobile electronic banking services will be carried…

Employers meet Jo Cox Foundation as Co-op Group continues its campaign on loneliness

A study from the Group, which sits on the commission, found that loneliness costs UK businesses…

How Co-op stores are showing support for their Para Athletics colleague Carly Tait

Branches in the wheelchair athlete’s home town Manchester have added a good-luck hashtag to their fascia…

Canadian housing co-op wins national award for fostering inclusion via a Women’s Circle

Members of the Sarcee Meadows Housing Co-op in Calgary come from a diverse range of ethnicities…

Co-op Group to continue advertising in the Mail, Express and Sun

Campaigners such as Stop Funding Hate want the retailer to withdraw its ads from the three…

International Credit Union Day to celebrate the way credit unions make dreams thrive

The world’s 56,000 credit unions are being encouraged to share photos, events and experiences online to…