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New collaboration brings seven UK solar farms into community ownership

The farms are expected to generate £20m to support local projects in England and Wales, and…

US credit union apexes Cuna and Nafcu announce merger intent

'This merger will provide the opportunity to innovate and strengthen the industry as we respond to…

How a housing co-op is working to foster unity and cohesion in Leicester

The unrest that flared up last year in the city prompted the co-op to step in…

Plans for Ugandan National Cooperative Bank in progress

The committee set up to investigate the project is made up of leading co-operators and aims…

UK co-ops urge political parties to support movement at next election

The campaign calls for regulatory and capital reform, and more room for co-op options in 'broken…

Railcoop starts issuing travel vouchers for 2024 Bordeaux-Lyon train tickets

'Our objective is to demonstrate the citizen mobilisation of the territories, to prove to our financial…

Malaysian co-op apex to work with Samsung to boost innovation

Angkasa has signed a memorandum of understanding with the electronics giant to supply its products to…

Study published in Lancet finds health and wellbeing benefits from Preston model

'Our research indicates that an approach focused on community wealth building may be more effective at…

How California’s Wiyot Tribe turned to community land trusts to fight for justice

'Access to the land and going back to their ancestral lands is part of the healing…

Rochdale AFC supporters trust considers bid to buy club pitch

The Dale Trust has applied to the government's Community Ownership Fund and if successful will consult…

Co-op Group announces biggest ever investment in member pricing

'This £70m investment is the most significant ever made by a convenience retailer, allowing us to…

European banking risk reforms ‘need proportionality for co-ops and other small players’

'Pragmatic and flexible approaches' should consider 'available tools, practical implications, cooperation between stakeholders, execution speed and…