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ILO COOP prepares for centenary anniversary

Celebrations include an event in Geneva on 23 March and interviews with key figures from the…

Countdown to 33rd World Co-operative Congress begins

The main theme of the Congress will be ‘Deepening our Co-operative Identity’

Platform co-op mutual credit system launches in the UK

The Open Credit Network (OCN) lets members trade with each other without conventional money

ICA youth network announces plans to support co-op start-ups

The network plans to empower young across the world to set up co-ops.

Midcounties Co-op: Making a difference in regional communities

'How can we create opportunities and legacies? How can we work with your communities to help…

Central England Co-op backs scheme to help ex-offenders rehabilitate

The scheme is supporting ex-offenders to tackle their addictions

Interview: Erskine Holmes, a born co-operator

Co-op News talks to a stalwart of the co-op movement to mark his 80th birthday

Co-ops on the agenda at Sheffield Festival of Debate

The Festival takes place on 14 April – 30 May

Co-ops join call for incorporating health into COP25 agenda

Under the Paris Agreement, the right to health is a core principle guiding action on climate…

Blueprint unveiled for a co-operative Greater Manchester

Commission's report is 'a golden opportunity to make devolution work for co-ops in one of the…

Co-op Fortnight will be themed Join a Co-op

Co-ops can take it to social media to post about the Fortnight using the hashtag #JoinACoop

Two weeks to go for Kirkstall Valley Farm crowdfunder

The Leeds organisation wants to raise another £6,000 by the end of the month