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2024 End of Year Q&A: Bhima Subrahmanyam

President, International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA) and managing director/CEO,President, International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA) and managing…

2024 End of Year Q&A: Dr Chandrapal Singh Yadav 

President, ICA Asia and Pacific

Runninghour Co-op marks 10th anniversary of inclusivity run

Sng Ler Jun reports on the Co-operative Runninghour

ILO signs deal to provide training and data support to Jordan’s co-ops

'By working together, we can create a co-operative movement that contributes to building the foundation for…

Can co-ops survive this Israel-Gaza war?

Damage to infrastructure, the deaths of members and leaders, and a squeeze on resources make it…

ICA Global Cooperative Conference: a round up

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) hosted its Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, in the…

Iffco’s Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi wins Rochdale Pioneers Award

A chemical engineer, he has been with Iffco since 1976, and has been leading the co-op…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in New Delhi

Speakers at the opening event included India's PM Narendra Modi and UN secretary general António Guterres

Nepal’s co-op crisis: Fallout continues from embezzlement scandal

As arrests continue, co-operators and business experts are urging reform to prevent future crises in the…

Can co-ops help build lasting peace in the Middle East?

A year into the latest war in the Gaza-Israel conflict, we hear from co-operators in the…

Fairtrade organic cotton better for farmers and planet, study finds

Fairtrade cotton farms in India were found to produce less carbon and use resources more efficiently

UK co-ops urged to support DEC Middle East appeal as conflict worsens

DEC says the Middle East Humanitarian Appeal urgently requires more funding to meet the huge levels…