Credit union launches tree-planting initiative as part of sustainability plans

First Rate Credit Union is working with Just One Tree on the scheme which it says…

MP tables bill to require big banks to work to credit unions and CDFis

Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas's bill is aimed at increasing lending to small businesses and co-operatives and…

Indonesia wants village co-ops fully operational by middle of year

Ministers hope the network of 80,000 Red and White Village Co-ops will boost rural economies across…

Northern Ireland’s credit unions report record annual performance

The collective loan book of credit unions affiliated with the ILCU hit an all-time high of…

New Mississippi land retention specialist for Federation of Southern Co-ops

Nya-Simone Caldwell has a 'strong foundation in property law, conflict resolution, and practical legal analysis'

Can co-ops help end capital extraction in the UK care system?

A report from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies calls on councils to redirect their care…

2025 in review: Co-op stories from the year

A selection of some of the news we've carried over the past 12 months

New year’s honours list includes co-operators Peter Hunt and Ed Mayo

Mutuo CEO Peter Hunt and former Co-operatives UK secretary general Ed Mayo receive MBEs, while the…

2025 in review: Jim Robbins

Chair of the Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network (CCIN)

Land O’Lakes steps up hunger relief for holiday season

US dairy co-op Land O’Lakes has announced a $1m hunger relief investment to support rural communities…

Irish credit unions consider centralised treasury function

A group of Irish credit unions, and two apexes for the national sector, are looking at…

Belgian rule change eliminates ‘false’ co-ops – and halves sector numbers 

Only 0.14% of Belgian enterprises are co-ops, but they account for 1.1% of the national GDP…