Cooperatives Europe welcomes new board and president

Cooperatives Europe represents 84 member organisations from 33 European countries across all business sectors

German dairy co-op DMK Group enters plant-based market

The co-op will launch its first own-brand vegan cheese in spring 2022

Two co-ops among the winners at the European Social Economy Awards

Som Energia from Spain and Needs Map from Turkey took home two of the awards

Global credit union membership increases by 29% to 375 million

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

Obituary: IFFCO chair Balvinder Singh Nakai

Tributes from fellow co-operators and local politicians poured in on social media following news of his…

Norway: Man charged with killing five in bow-and-arrow attack

The incident started at a Coop Norway store in Kongsberg

Two Canadian housing co-ops at risk from sell-off to private landlords

The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC warns that 425 affordable co-op homes are at risk

BCCM report calls for co-ops to be included in disaster and recovery planning

'We know that the bushfires will come again,' says CEO Melina Morrison

REI launches Cooperative Action Fund to bring equity to the great outdoors

The leisure retail co-op’s charity fund will focus on supporting non-profit organisations

EMES research conference explores the latest social economy trends

The event was also an opportunity for researchers to consider some of the challenges they face

Doug O’Brien: ‘It is time to re-examine our values and recommit to our principles’

The Co-op Impact Conference is looking at how co-ops can deepen their co-operative identity

Fairtrade Cocoa Programme increased co-op farmers’ resilience, figures show

The programme works to strengthen producer organisations by providing training, coaching and advice