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Increased Living Wage rates announced

Co-operatives and credit unions are celebrating Living Wage Week (30 October – 5 November) and the announcement…

Flawed public perception of onshore wind sparks charity campaign

Analysis of British press coverage spanning five years shows articles are largely negative about wind power…

The Bristol Cable: two years of redefining local media

The Bristol Cable, a media co-op created and owned by members living in the city, is celebrating two…

SME co-operatives use inter-co-operation tools to remain strong and transform society

With small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) making up an overwhelming part of the co-operative movement, a session…

Student housing co-ops want national body to support expansion plans

A national body of student housing co-operatives is needed to help build the movement, say campaigners.…

SAMA becomes first Fairtrade-certified gold co-operative in Africa

Syanyonja Artisan Miners’ Alliance (SAMA) in Uganda has become the first artisanal small scale mining co-operative…

Co-ops urged to play their part in meeting Sustainable Development Goals

Experts from UN bodies and sectoral organisations met at the International Summit of Cooperatives to explore…

Energy co-op launches second share offer for community wind turbines

Small Wind Co-op has launched second tranche of shares to fund the installation of community wind…

How can co-op banks deal with the tough regulations that followed the global crash?

Representatives from the world’s co-operative banks held a session at the International Summit of Cooperatives to analyse the impact…

Priorities for European fruit and vegetable working party

Copa-Cogeca, the organisations representing European farmers and agri co-operatives, will be working to support producer organisations…

Paula Nickolds appointed John Lewis managing director

The employee-owned John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced that Paula Nickolds will be appointed managing director,…

Campaign calls for Co-op Group to rethink advertising policies

Following calls by campaign group Stop Funding Hate (SFH) for the Co-op Group to pull advertising from certain newspapers, chief…