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Outdoor retail co-op REI to close its stores for Black Friday

The retailer has also boosted its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its operations

Double awards success for Ecology Building Society

Judges for the Finance for the Future Awards praised Ecology’s member-led mutual model, work on improving…

Lincolnshire Co-op raises £159k for green causes

'Now more than ever, our green spaces are an important value and bring people together in…

How cooperatives can combat a casino economy

‘Cooperatives are the future’ says Dr Vandana Shiva – but first we need to make sure…

Australian co-ops rally to support communities hit by drought and wildfire

'Potentially this may be the biggest disaster regional communities have experienced'

Channel Islands Co-op brings in milk vending machine for bottle refills

The move is part of the society’s drive to eliminate single-use own-brand plastic products and packaging

Q&A: Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and writer

'Co-operation with nature, her laws, her limits has to become the next step of the co-operative…

Co-op Group signs up to UN’s climate action pledge

'It’s pleasing to see our Co-op take its place alongside other prominent businesses who share our…

Why the world needs co-operation to stop the climate crisis

In this opinion piece, Cliff Mills argues that 'in times of need it is in our…

UK co-ops urged to join Climate Strike

'We're standing in solidarity with young campaigners, who are the co-operators of the future'

European Commission think tank adviser to speak at ICA Global Conference in Kigali

Patrick Develtere will discuss globalisation of inclusive ethical value chains at the conference in Kigali

Electric co-ops respond to Hurricane Dorian

Co-ops in south-eastern states are ready to respond to potential outages