Jean-Louis Bancel elected president of Cooperatives Europe

He said he would work to increase recognition of the co-op model, set out a new…

WOCCU project aims to develop Ukraine’s credit unions as agriculture lenders

The Credit for Agriculture Producers scheme hopes to improve the quality of the financial services and…

French ethical search engine is investing profits in social projects and co-ops

Since its launch the search engine has grown to 700,000 users per month and a total…

Credit unions set up foundation to help communities in Australia and Asia

The domestic projects will aim to help Australian children at risk of abuse or neglect or…

Abcul launches credit union charter for Scotland ahead of local elections

The Association of British Credit Unions is pushing the movement’s agenda, with every council seat in…

Could Amazon Mechanical Turk workers own artificial intelligence technology?

Automation threatens to wipe out millions of jobs – and even those teaching tasks to computers…

Sheffield Credit Union launches film sharing members’ positive experience

A local film producer teamed up with the credit union on the project, which tells how…

Our view: Show our general election candidates the co-op way

Despite a short election cycle, this month is the chance to get prospective MPs to commit…

Meet … Neil Turton, chief operating officer at Co-operatives UK

The ex-Nisa boss talks about the positive culture of co-ops and the challenge of bringing in…

How did Central England Co-op raise its Corporate Responsibility Index?

The society’s Hannah Gallimore tells how a focus on community, environment, marketplace and workplace improved the…

World Council of Credit Unions announces keynote speakers for annual conference

Rapid technological change is on the agenda, with presentations on big data, online crime and young…

Election 2017: A wishlist from social business leaders

Sector body Co-operatives UK has drawn up a list of policy asks for all political parties,…