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How co-ops can help communities guard against climate change

A new report by the Democracy Collaborative looks at how community wealth building can help neighbourhoods…

Film review: The green grassroots revolution in clean energy

Human Energy, a documentary from Adam Dzienis, shares stores from a dozen European countries

Arla dairy co-op announces plans to go carbon neutral

Green pledges also include support for clean water systems and measures to protect biodiversity

Energy and water saving for co-operatives and social enterprises in heritage buildings

'The most sustainable energy of all, is the energy that we don’t use'

Southern Co-op takes steps to reduce carbon footprint

The initiative is part of a pilot scheme and more stores could follow in 2020

Midcounties announces 10% cut in energy use since 2015

The society has also led environmental campaigns in its trading area, encouraging communities to reduce emissions

East of England Co-op launches recycling awareness campaign

The retailer is working with Ipswich Council to educate people about what can and can't be…

Climate change is hitting food production, say Rwanda’s farm co-ops

Measures such as improved irrigation and erosion control are urgently needed, say experts

Scotmid to reward customers for recycling

The scheme will initially run for a three-month period in Scotmid’s South Queensferry store

Co-op sector responds to IPCC report on climate change

'People up and down the country are eager to be part of the clean energy transformation'

Dairy co-op Arla will give entire 2018 profit to farmers hit by drought

'We care deeply about the livelihood of our farmers and we recognise that this summer’s drought…

Canadian co-op promotes social reforestation to offset CO2 emissions

Set up as a co-op in 2016, Arbre-Évolution is now a certified partner of Coop Carbone,…