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Community business

Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative launches new share offer

November 12, 2026
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Politics & Legal

How co-operative law can contribute to lasting peace across the globe

November 12, 2026
Susan Press
During the ICA Global Cooperative Conference in September, Cooperative lawyers, academics and movement leaders met to discuss how to respond to emerging challenges and contribute to lasting peace across the…
Platform co-op

Co-ops and their allies gather in Bangkok to shape AI

November 9, 2026
Co-operative News
Trebor Scholz, from the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, shares his thoughts on co-operative AI ahead of the organisation’s conference in Bangkok
Education

Platform launched to ‘build knowledge for a stronger co-operative movement’

November 6, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Politics & Legal

Jim Robbins named general secretary of the Co-operative Party

November 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Coop Italia store fridges hit in latest cyber attacks

November 5, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

East of England Co-op appoints Karen McEwan as CEO

November 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Politics & Legal

Obituary: Alex Smith, socialist, trade unionist, co-operator and peace activist

November 12, 2026
Co-operative News
Agriculture

SAOS collaborates on pulse farming and small producer initiatives

November 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Food

Dubai co-op expands organic range through farm partnerships

November 5, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Federations and co-op apexes

Board changes at Cooperative Business New Zealand

November 4, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Environment

Co-ops can help curb illegal mining, says Ghanaian official

November 4, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Banking and Insurance

Electric co-op teams up with CoBank to donate $30,000 to childcare centre

November 2, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: 2026 ICA Global Cooperative Conference

Federations and co-op apexes

UN voices for peace at the Global Cooperative Conference

September 24, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Federations and co-op apexes

World co-op conference focuses on peace and the global role of the movement

September 19, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Federations and co-op apexes

Co-operatives are a ‘force for peace’, ICA conference hears

September 19, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Development

Butterflies: Co-op lessons from the street children of New Delhi

July 30, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Too often we speak about young people as the leaders of tomorrow … I believe they are leaders today; they simply need opportunities, trust and space to contribute’
Federations and co-op apexes

Celebrating #CoopsDay2026: How the world’s co-ops are building peace together

July 3, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Let us continue building together the future we want and deserve, for ourselves and for the generations that come after us’

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