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Education

Co-op training courses in Preston given official recognition

December 10, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Housing co-op

Copenhagen Municipality to support new housing co-operative

December 10, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Backed by local authorities, a group of residents want to collectively purchase their apartment block
Retail

Ethical Christmas gift guide for co-operators: part 2

December 9, 2025
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Part two of our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide includes a range of items from the Ethical Shop and the Co-operative Heritage Trust
Development

Co-ops and CICs celebrated at Social Enterprise UK’s Festival of Hope

December 9, 2025
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Economy

Australia’s top 100 co-ops post $47.7bn in revenue, says apex report

December 8, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

New Zealand’s Co-op Bank pays customers $7.225m over excessive fees

December 8, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Community & Development

In memory of Alban D’Amours

December 8, 2025
Rebecca Harvey

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Welsh co-op development agency Cwmpas scores at ICW Awards

December 10, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Technology

Coop Norway expands robot tech at its Oslo logistics centre

December 9, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Education

Central Co-op releases white paper on bereavement education

December 9, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

CBH Group sells 50% Interflour stake for $169m

December 8, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Meet … Mohamed Zouaou, president, Coopérative Agricole Ikherrazen

December 5, 2025
Rebecca Harvey
Education

Founder of Welsh music tuition co-op wins Wales Care Award

December 4, 2025
Ciarán Daly

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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