Searching for ways to boost the co-operative culture in Northern Ireland

Cooperative Alternatives is hosting two events in Belfast to look at the movement’s work in areas…

Dutch dairy co-op to install solar panels on 310 farm rooftops

Chief executive Roelof Joosten says he wants the agricultural sector to ‘play an even more important…

Canada is celebrating Co-op Week

Celebrations begin with a flag-raising in Saskatchewan and lead up to an awards dinner for outstanding…

Investment fund opens to boost Canada’s co-ops

Organisations including the Co-operators, Desjardins and Vancity have committed $25m between them to start up the…

International Credit Union Day celebrates thriving dreams

The day aims to show how credit unions and financial co-operatives serve as catalysts to make…

Project looks to build a young generation of co-operative entrepreneurs

The European Commission is supporting the CoopStarter 2.0 training project, which will be run by a…

Central England Co-op donates vehicles for training and to help those in need

One of the society’s vehicles has been given as a teaching aid on a mechanics’ course,…

Dairy co-op names family-run Glasgoforest as its farm of the year

The farm, run by Anne Willis and her sons William and Angus, was praised for its…

Digital toolkit launches to help develop care and wellbeing co-ops

Wales Co-operative Centre has developed the Care to Co-operate online toolkit after new legislation offered more…

Renewable energy co-op Dulas leads the way in Wales with Fair Tax Mark

The Fair Tax Mark certifies that Dulas has met the highest standards in tax transparency and…

Call goes out for records of UK worker co-ops for new archive of the movement

The Co-operative Heritage Trust wants to create an archive of upsurge in the movement that took…

What can international NGOs learn from the co-op way?

Members of purchasing co-ops and representatives of non-governmental organisations met at the NCBA event to discuss…