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Italy
Italy
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EnergyCo-ops form Italy’s first renewable energy community
The move is aimed at decentralising renewable energy production and increasing citizen participation
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CommunityPlatform co-op Fairbnb launches Covid-19 relief campaign
Lockdown is a challenge for the business but hosts are offering accommodation to health workers and looking to help communities rebuild
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Banking and InsuranceCovid-19: Co-op and mutual insurers respond to crisis
Insurers face a tough year with an increase in payouts and investment losses from the pandemic.
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LegalCovid-19: Italian co-ops call for higher social protections for workers
Italian artists and showbiz workers are struggling to make ends meet
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RetailReinventing retailing: case studies from Coop Sweden and Coop Italia
We looked at how some European retailers are innovating by teaming up with tech start-ups
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EconomyCo-operation recognised in Not the Nobel competition
Jessica Gordon Nembard, whose work includes a history of African American co-operation, was among the finalists
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HistoryMussolini could not kill the co-ops
David Thompson looks at how the co-op movement was able to survive the fascist regime in Italy
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BusinessSocial Co-operatives International School 2019 dates announced
The international event offers the opportunity to network, share ideas and sector-specific innovations
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RetailThe future of retail: New initiatives from co-ops in Italy and Switzerland
We take a look at Coop Italia’s new app, ShoppY, and Livique, the rebranded furniture store at Switzerland’s Coop
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RetailItalian customers optimistic about the year ahead, retail co-op finds
The survey revealed that 27% of Italians think the economy will grow over the next 12 months
