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First ever conference of co-operatives held in northern Syria

'Support for new co-operatives has played a vital role in the transition to a new democratic…

Tea farmers at Australia’s Mangrove Mountain are forming a co-op

A government grant has been awarded in a bid to encourage the co-op model and establish…

Rabobank launches $1bn programme to support sustainable food production

The three-year Kickstart Food project ties in with efforts by the UN to ensure the world…

Research paper looks at resolution issues for financial co-operatives

The study looks at fundamentals faced by financial co-ops when they adapt resolution tools developed for…

Taking steps to meet the long-term needs of refugees

Europe is facing its biggest displacement of people since the Second World War and attention is…

Study reveals Canadian co-op sector’s work on climate change disclosure

All the organisations surveyed made some form of disclosure but campaigners say there is room for…

Investment fund opens to boost Canada’s co-ops

Organisations including the Co-operators, Desjardins and Vancity have committed $25m between them to start up the…

International Credit Union Day celebrates thriving dreams

The day aims to show how credit unions and financial co-operatives serve as catalysts to make…

Project looks to build a young generation of co-operative entrepreneurs

The European Commission is supporting the CoopStarter 2.0 training project, which will be run by a…

What can international NGOs learn from the co-op way?

Members of purchasing co-ops and representatives of non-governmental organisations met at the NCBA event to discuss…

Alliance Africa hosts co-operative youth conference

The event looked at how co-ops could harness the potential of the continent’s huge young population…

UK spacecraft engineering firm boldly goes into the world of employee ownership

Aerospace firm STAR-Dundee, whose tech has been used on dozens of spacecraft, has been transferred to…