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The Co-op Credit Union – an alternative to high cost lenders

Operations manager Andy Davey looks at the main challenges for the sector as well as the…

Brexit Q&A: Alison Graham, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society

'ICOS is gravely concerned by the decision in the UK House of Commons to reject the…

European agri co-ops are preparing for Brexit, says Umberto Di Pasquo

'It is very difficult to come up with good and efficient contingency measures for the case…

Euro Coop to maintain a close relationship with UK retail co-ops after Brexit

'Of course, Brexit is not ideal, but having co-operatives around makes me worry less,' says Todor…

Meet … Robert Kelly, chief executive of Abcul

'The principle of co-operation between co-operatives is hugely important for small businesses like ours to remain…

Entrepreneur Steve Gill on his plans to bring new tech to co-op retail

We catch up with the chief of VME, a software firm which is converting to a…

Hazel Blears on serving as a member nominated director at the Co-op Group

The Co-op Group has two member-nominated director seats up for election next year. We talk to…

Co-op engagement: Lessons from Outlandish

'We don't want to grow, we just want to work with nice people and deliver things…

Queenslanders Credit Union pays tribute to founder Leo Barcham

He helped to set up the credit union during his time as a Queensland public servant

Meet … Hortência Pina and Adalberto Luis from CECAQ-11 cocoa co-op

The two members of the co-op, on the island of São Tomé, on Fairtrade, women’s rights…

Co-op answers for a disaffected world: Interview with Ariel Guarco

We speak to the president of the International Co-operative Alliance as part of our look at…

Co-ops and a sense of belonging: A response to populism

We speak to John Duda, from US thinktank Democracy Collaborative