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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

FAO supports agri-food co-ops for Syrian and Turkish women

Support came through a project aimed at 'promoting self-reliant livelihoods through employment and micro-entrepreneurship'

Global credit union membership increases by 29% to 375 million

Woccu reported a total of 375,160,065 credit union members in 118 countries

Joint co-op youth education project to focus on working with disabilities

The scheme has been developed by the Co-op College, in partnership with Co-op Academy Southfield, with…

Midlands retail co-ops join up to support Birmingham Pride

Colleagues from Central England, Midcounties and the Co-op Group attended the event

Study shows more than half of British credit unions led by women

Women were found to hold CEO positions in 60% of British credit unions, compared with 12%…

ICA Gender Equality Committee warns of women’s rights violations in Afghanistan

The committee issued a statement in which it condemns the acts of violence perpetrated against women…

Co-op Group steps in to offer help to Afghan refugees

Actions include an initial donation of £250,000 to charity Refugee Action