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Platform co-op Fairbnb launches Covid-19 relief campaign

Lockdown is a challenge for the business but hosts are offering accommodation to health workers and…

Covid-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.

Covid-19: Italian co-ops call for higher social protections for workers

Italian artists and showbiz workers are struggling to make ends meet

Reinventing 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

Co-operation recognised in Not the Nobel competition

Jessica Gordon Nembard, whose work includes a history of African American co-operation, was among the finalists

Mussolini could not kill the co-ops

David Thompson looks at how the co-op movement was able to survive the fascist regime in…

Social Co-operatives International School 2019 dates announced

The international event offers the opportunity to network, share ideas and sector-specific innovations

The 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…

Italian 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…

Colombia and Italy strengthen co-operative ties

Co-op organisations are working together to develop communities affected by armed conflict

Italian mayor accused of skipping tendering process to favour co-ops

Prosecutors claim the mayor of Riace, Domenico Lucano, also awarded two social co-ops a waste collection…

Coop Italia promotes healthy snacks at checkouts

The retailer has also brought in labels with guidance on healthy consumption for children and adults