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Nepal celebrates National Co-operative Day
On 2 April Nepal celebrated its annual National Co-operative Day, recognising the three million people affiliated…
How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?
The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…
A co-operative vision for public services
How can we build an economy for people, not profit? It can be done from the…
Co-op Group moves to reassure drivers over outsourcing plans
The Co-operative Group has written to 1,000 of its UK distribution drivers, after receiving notification from…
There’s no conflict of interest, Pippa Wicks tells tribunal
The Co-operative Group’s interim chief operating officer (COO) denied conflict of interest at an employment tribunal,…
When big co-ops fail
The international co-operative movement has seen a series of catastrophic failures of large scale co-operatives in…
List of top 100 co-ops in USA released
The National Cooperative Bank (NCB) in America has released its annual NCB Co-op 100 list. The…
Charity Christmas cards: how much do charities get?
The amount that charities receive from the sale of charity Christmas cards varies greatly between retailers,…
Italy’s new co-op giant should remember its rich history
Italy has a long and successful tradition of co-operative enterprise. The first co-operatives began in the…
World’s top co-operatives grow by 19.5% since 2010 despite recession
Despite the global recession dominating the world’s economy, co-operatives and mutuals have grown by 19.5% in…
How can co-operatives contribute to the future of work?
With increasing challenges brought by demographic changes, technological developments, globalisation or climate change, the world of…
