European Commission: DG Grow scraps social economy unit

The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG Grow) has scrapped the unit responsible for…

Keeping track of Trump: Democracy Collaborative launches a news aggregator

'If people are going to be overwhelmed, then they can just be overwhelmed for one 20-minute…

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

Far-right parties and movements are on the rise in Europe, where they are either leading or…

Palestine co-ops call for international support

'Many co-operatives in Gaza have been completely destroyed and we need to rebuild what has been…

Record profit for the Co-operative Bank of Kenya

The bank, which holds its AGM next month, says this is the best financial performance in…

Book launch for a centenary history of the UK Co-op College

The event, at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford, heard from authors Tom Woodin, Linda…

Chocolate brand Feastables switches to 100% Fairtrade-certified cocoa

Founder Jimmy Donaldson - MrBeast - says the move with help tackle child labour in West…

Electric co-ops welcome Trump’s executive orders to boost US coal 

Environmental campaigners have slammed the orders, which allow some coal plants that fell foul of Biden-era…

ILO launches technical working groups on co-ops and SSE stats

It is hoped the groups will address the need for internationally agreed standards and pave the…

New protests in Nepal’s co-op embezzlement scandal

The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests by members of co-ops over the…

UK co-ops mobilise to support DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal

DEC says its member charities are already delivering essential emergency relief and working to reach remote…

St Pauli football fans’ co-op to acquire majority stake in the stadium

The German club needed to raise capital after returning to the Bundesliga - and has inspired…