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Insurance mutuals take financial hit from increased risk, says report

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies study shows the sector is well capitalised despite the…

Music4Coop festival in Cáceres, Spain, to highlight role of music in community

The project aims to develop a new 'European music co-operator' role to promote sustainable development

Thousands of period products donated through East of England Co-op partnership

The society is working with social enterprise Hey Girls to stock free products in its bathrooms…

Brighton renewables co-op searches for neighbourhood to test energy scheme

BHESCo hopes to reach a minimum of 100 households on a street and to install rooftop…

Swedish agricultural co-op receives funding to expand operations in Romania

The co-op's Romanian subsidiary will build a state-of-the-art bakery facility in Bucharest

US credit unions are more likely to have a female CEO than banks

Around 51% of US credit union CEOs, and 36% of board members in the sector, are…

Peace Pledge Union launches educational activity pack for Remembrance Sunday

The activity pack was developed in collaboration with the Woodcraft Folk

Australia’s Norco dairy survives catastrophic flood to post $9.1m profit

The co-op is getting ready to reopen its Lismore ice cream factory after a multi-million dollar…

Norwegian dairy co-op Tine to shed 100 jobs in restructure

The co-op has been facing falling consumption of milk and traditional brown cheese, along with pressure…

Nuclear energy co-op launches in the Netherlands

Over the next 12 months, the Atomic Cooperative will focus on growing a large community of…

Community forms co-op to rescue much-loved Birmingham hardware store

York Supplies has served its community for 75 years and has been saved from the developer…

Central Co-op weathers inflation pressures to post £7.6m interim profit

CEO Debbie Robinson also updated members on efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis, retail…