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Business

Chelmsford Star and Central Co-op propose merger

June 24, 2025
Rebecca Harvey
Fairtrade

Fairtrade International’s annual report shares ‘commitment to co-operation’

June 23, 2025
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Last year, 58 projects were active across the Fairtrade system, representing almost 1.9 million farmers and workers
Community & Development

Cwmpas calls on Welsh government to create co-op development hub

June 23, 2025
Miles Hadfield
‘Investing in economic development is essential – and co-operative models are vital to ensuring sustainable and inclusive prosperity’
Agriculture

European agri co-ops launch petition against single fund CAP

June 20, 2025
Anca Voinea
Community business

India’s only Telugu-language co-op journal turns two

June 19, 2025
Anca Voinea
Consumer co-op

Co-op Group announces £350m lending deal with six banks

June 19, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Education

Welsh music tuition co-op hosts tenth anniversary concert

June 19, 2025
Miles Hadfield

What is Co-op News and what do we do?

Co-op News is a magazine and news website about and for the global co-op movement

We connect, challenge and champion co-ops and co-operators around the world, through fair and objective journalism, and open and honest comment and debate. We are published by the Co-operative Press co-operative and are fully accountable to our members. To join and become a member-owner of Co-op News, find out more here.

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Co-op Group to stop sourcing from 17 countries including Israel and Iran

June 24, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

OrganicLea food growing co-op offers family summer school

June 23, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

UK building societies continue growth after two banks mutualised

June 19, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Housing co-op

Catalan housing co-op Sostre Cívic wins Responsible Housing Award

June 18, 2025
Alice Toomer-McAlpine
Agriculture

Fonterra opens first electrode boiler in bid to cut climate emissions

June 16, 2025
Anca Voinea
Credit Unions

Soundpound credit unions work with Manchester mayor on green home loans

June 11, 2025
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Federations and co-op apexes

My key takeaways from the Cecop general assembly in Krakow

June 11, 2025
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Agriculture

Co-operatives help to correct the imbalance in trade 

May 13, 2025
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Politics & Legal

Media co-op New Internationalist gets ready to take on the far right

April 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Economy

Global co-op think tank meets to discuss kickstart for social economy

June 1, 2025
Rebecca Harvey
Asett, a social economy hub that emerged from the 2021 ICA world congress, has held its first forum in Spain’s Basque Country
Politics & Legal

Media co-op New Internationalist gets ready to take on the far right

April 30, 2025
Anca Voinea
Far-right parties and movements are on the rise in Europe, where they are either leading or participating in nine countries’ governments.  Meanwhile, centrist parties in Europe and beyond are adopting…

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