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World credit union day to build on International Year of Cooperatives

This year's theme, Cooperation for a Prosperous World, is designed to tie in with campaigning work…

Chocolate brand Feastables switches to 100% Fairtrade-certified cocoa

Founder Jimmy Donaldson - MrBeast - says the move with help tackle child labour in West…

ILO launches technical working groups on co-ops and SSE stats

It is hoped the groups will address the need for internationally agreed standards and pave the…

Co-op solutions to the problems caused by short-term rentals

Airbnb and other platforms have been accused of inflating rents and hollowing out communities – but…

Meet … Liz Green, CEO, International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation

The ICMIF chief talks about the organisation's strategies and the opportunity for the sector during the…

Co-operation beyond bars: How incarcerated people are finding purpose

Argentinian prison co-op Liberté began in 2014 as a small group of prisoners making and selling…

How are co-ops promoting travel as a force for good?

A look at efforts by HF Holidays and Your Co-op Travel to make tourism more planet-friendly

Fairtrade International names Lisa Prassack as new chief executive

She succeeds Melissa Duncan, who has been serving as managing director of Fairtrade International since December…

Co-operative approaches to pay

A look at how co-op values affect worker pay at co-ops Dalibo, Mondragon and Suma

New Internationalist calls for funds to support reporting on far-right

The Oxford-based publishing co-op hopes to raise £50,000 by 21 March, and aims to expose the…

Keynote speakers announced for World Credit Union Conference

The event will feature cybersecurity leader Confidence Staveley and workplace culture and leadership expert Eric Termuende

With the world trailing behind its sustainability goals, can co-ops get things back on track?

CM50, a circle of co-op and mutual leaders, has been created to position the movement at…