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Co-op gym holds crowdfunder to expand its site and improve access

The non-profit Bristol Co-operative Gym wants to create a more inclusive and welcoming space

Preston Council transfers Travellers’ site into co-op management

'A key part of our commitment to community wealth building is to encourage greater democratic ownership…

Federation of Southern Co-ops heads for court to fight for Black farmers’ debt relief

Legal actions are blocking a $4bn package aimed at tackling 100 years of economic racial injustice

Co-op Group calls for action to unlock millions in unspent apprenticeship funds

'Business can play an important role in ensuring everyone has an equal chance to fulfil their…

US National Cooperative Bank’s John Holdsclaw calls for more support for CDFIs

The board chair of the CDFI Coalition testified in a federal government hearing last week

Federation of Southern Cooperatives renews agreement with USDA

The organisations will partner on efforts to grow the number of black landowners and develop sustainable…

Co-op Foundation hands out £50,000 to foster a more diverse tech sector

The Co-op Group's charity has given the funding to eight north west organisations working to make…

Ela Bhatt’s Congress keynote looks to a nurturing economy in 100-mile communities

'The co-operative being a collective, by creating an identity of its own, also establishes the individual…

Informal workers earning less than 75% of their pre-Covid earnings, study warns

By mid-2021 the typical informal economy worker was earning 64% of their pre-Covid earnings

Two key US co-op networks continue efforts to support black communities through Covid

National Co+op Grocers will continue investment in the Federation of Southern Cooperatives's Food Box Program, which…

Co-ops could offer economic inclusion to indigenous Australians, says BCCM report

'Perhaps out of this pandemic, co-ops will give new meaning, new opportunities, new aspiration and new…

Power in Numbers: Lessons in co-op organising from Cincinnati

A look inside Co-op Cincy’s business bootcamp for fledgling co-operatives