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Midcounties Co-op lifts operating profit 25% to £19m

The society is still making adjustments to compensate for financial difficulties at its Co-op Energy business…

CFCFE releases research on credit unions and Covid-19

The paper is based of responses from 24 British credit unions and support organisations

Woodcraft Folk goes online for lockdown activities

The charity wants to help children feel a continued sense of community and connection

Fairtrade International launches producer relief and resilience funds

The funds will address short-term Covid-19 immediate needs as well as long-term recovery efforts

Pandemic means it’s time to bring co-ops together

Balu Iyer, regional director of International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific, writes in a personal…

Argentinian worker co-ops affected by Covid-19 ask government for more help

While co-ops can access certain streams of funding, some government programmes are not available for them

US electric co-ops fear $10bn lost revenue from Covid-19 crisis

'Electric co-ops are being challenged like never before to keep the lights on'

Co-op Group to launch free school meal scheme for eligible pupils

The scheme will allow schools to top up the Group's free school meal gift cards remotely

Central England Co-op to provide face visors to all colleagues

The decision is part of a series of measures taken by the retailer to protect its…

Annual general meetings: What are UK retail societies doing?

Societies are either postponing their meetings or hosting them online, in accordance with the Covid-19 lockdown

European co-operative banks respond to EU Covid-19 package

The Commission is encouraging banks and supervisory authorities to make use of the flexibility in the…

£5m lockdown fund announced for community businesses

Co‑operatives UK helped to develop the Covid‑19 Emergency Trading Income Support Scheme, run by Power to…