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Ukrainian co-operators: “We are not ordinary people any more”

Co-op developers in the war-torn country share experiences as support from global co-op community increases

Russia has been kicked out of SWIFT. But did you know SWIFT is a co-op?

SWIFT is a second level co-operative set up in Belgium under Belgium’s co-operative law

Ukraine war: Appeal launched to help credit unions in path of Russian attack

The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions wants to support sector workers and members in the country

Ukraine co-ops vow to keep operating in face of Russian invasion

Social Economy Europe has condemned the attack, and the World Council of Credit Unions is monitoring…

World Credit Union Conference keynote speakers announced

The event will feature thought leader Ian Khan, cyber security analyst Keren Elazari and behavioural science…

Woccu opens nominations from world’s credit unions for Digital Growth Award

The award is part of of the organisation's push to digitise the global credit union system…

UK co-ops support women co-operators in India through pandemic rebuild

They collectively raised £100,000 last year in response to the spread of the Delta variant in…

Holding onto the co-op identity means we “don’t lose ourselves”

Jean-Louis Bancel, president of CoopFR and Crédit Coopératif, on the difference the co-op identity can make

The co-op identity should express how inclusive co-ops are, says Doug O’Brien

We caught up with him at the World Cooperative Congress in Seoul, the Republic of Korea

Book to highlight how credit unions impact members’ lives

Stories from credit union members are being collected now

Remembering Desmond Tutu – and his impact on UK co-operators

'A passionate believer in co-operation, Desmond urged co-ops to spearhead the fight to bring sanctions against…

How can co-ops communicate their identity through their branding?

'The more co-operatives promote their co-operative identity, the stronger their brand impact will be'