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Lincolnshire Co-op’s community fund offers support to food sustainability projects

Food sustainability is the co-op fund's chosen theme for this quarter

‘Climate change cannot be tackled without addressing trade injustice’

Fairtrade organisations have called for the inclusion of smallholder farmers and workers in climate solutions ahead…

Central England Co-op retains Carbon Trust standards on waste reduction

The society has been re-awarded standards for carbon emissions, waste and water use for the fourth…

Cooperatives Europe endorses report on education for environmental sustainability

The apex says co-operatives have a role to play in environmental sustainability education

Midcounties says its Your Co-op Broadband service is now climate positive

Gadgets, the internet, and the systems supporting them account for about 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions

Co-ops launch community share offer to give homes low-carbon retrofits

Carbon Co-op and Urbed want to raise £550,000 to eco-refurbish 1,150 homes and train 3,500 contractors…

Southern Co-op uses adapted F1 tech to cut store emissions

The EcoBlade strips reduce the amount of cold air being lost into store aisles

Arla releases report on carbon footprints of its UK dairy farms

'We have put a huge amount of time and investment into collating the data which we…

Ecology CEO Paul Ellis to step down after 40 years at the building society

'I will be leaving Ecology with fantastic memories to continue the fight for a sustainable future…

US infrastructure bill could help co-ops offer broadband, clean energy and EV charging

'We’ll continue to work with Congress to press for more co-op priorities to be included in…

Netherlands energy co-ops raise alarm as solar subsidies run out

Fearing the situation could hamper the carbon transition, some MPs have called for subsidies to be…

Ireland’s Food Vision 2030 looks to co-operative development

'Sustainability will be the requirement from the domestic and international consumer and citizen'