Scotmid raises £120K to fund 24,000 Samaritans calls

The Scottish retailer aims to raise a total of £300,000 for the suicide prevention charity

Ethiopia hosts National Cooperative Exhibition and celebrates growth of sector

The movement is being strengthened with the development of co-op unions and associations

Coop Sweden’s profit down in spite of sales increase

The Scandinavian retailer revamped 74 stores in 2017

The Phone Co-op AGM: response from the chair

Jane Watts, The Phone Co-op Chair, responds to the Co-op News AGM report

Co-op bank promotes inclusion for India’s nomadic tribes

The Kalapur Co-operative Bank issues loans on a trust basis after building up relationships through social…

Smart city app business promises “co-operative ecosystem” in London

DigitalTown has already found success in US cities and now Londoners will have the chance to…

Online training course to help the creation of new co-ops in Australia

The course features video lessons and tests and comes from the government-backed Farming Together programme

India’s first transgender co-ops announced in Kerala state

The move was announced at the state co-operative congress in Kannur

Three energy co-ops acquire Mear Moor Farm in Cumbria

Mear Moor Farm is the first wind farm to be transferred from a commercial developer to…

Transforming business

Co-ops can help businesses operate for the common good of all - but there are three…

Co-op Party commissions independent report on doubling the co-operative economy

The news was announced by shadow chancellor John McDonnell who has also advocated co-op ownership of…

International Day of Co-operatives: Sustainable societies through co-operation

The slogan was chosen by a Twitter poll