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Co-ops, consumers and the ethical tug of war

Tensions between cost and ethics can give co-ops the chance to show their difference – but…

Retail co-ops and the tricky world of ethical consumption

Interview with Rob Harrison, director of Ethical Consumer

UK credit unions back campaign to support people harmed by gambling

Sector apex Abcul has partnered with GambleAware to help reduce the stigma around the problem so…

60 US credit unions suffer outages after ransomware attack

Regulator NCUA says it is working with affected credit unions and assures memberrs that their deposits…

European music co-operators: ‘We are the melody of change’

A Europe-wide initiative, Music4Coop has been launched to advance the rights of workers in the industry…

Media co-op Great Central Gazette looks to revive local journalism in Leicester

The co-op model adds transparency over funding and how stories are created, says managing editor Rhys…

Democratic Business Summit looks for ways to support the sector

Report from the event convened by Stir to Action, Power to Change, JRF, and Lankelly Chase

Dutch and Belgian fruit co-ops explore cross-border platform

Coöperatie Hoogstraten says a partnership with Netherlands’ Royal FruitMasters would produce economies of scale for member…

Building community wealth in the cracks of a broken economy

Report from CLES's Community Wealth Building Summit, held in Manchester, with input from economists and local…

Why mutuals matter: Sector stands up at fintech conference

'It’s vital that our economy is not dominated by corporations that only act in their own…

Lennart Nilsson from Sweden elected president of Cogeca

'We have a lot of challenges for the future. We hope farmers and co-operatives can be…

Welsh solar co-op extends share offer after beating initial target

Gower Power has joined the Community Energy Together project which will see five co-ops purchase seven…