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Oceania
Oceania
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AgricultureFonterra rethinks sale of Australia business after hailing strong annual results
Robust demand helped the co-op overcome global challenges and it will retain the Australian arm because of its 'important role in our consumer strategy'
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Regional OrganisationsAustralia’s mutuals fund hands out the first flood recovery grants to 21 organisations
Funding focuses on 'local member-based organisations, including co-ops, because they foster trusted networks that are crucial for disaster response and recovery'
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BusinessAustralia’s BCCM announces speakers for co-op leadership summit
Contributors include Ana Aguirre, president of the Youth Network of the International Co-operative Alliance
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AgricultureFonterra lowers its milk price forecast as global demand softens
The co-op has also launched a new brand, Nutiani, to tap into the growing market for health and wellness products
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SectorHow an Australian mutual is using partnerships to drive tech change
RAC WA has been collaborating with tech companies to develop products from apps to driverless vehicles
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DevelopmentAustralian co-op apex launches country’s first development fund for the sector
BCCM says the Bunya Fund will support five early-stage or prospective co-ops as they build capacity and develop their business
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AgricultureFonterra to install 30-megawatt wood biomass boiler at Waitoa site
Fonterra says the switch from coal will help it reach its target net zero emissions by 2050
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EconomyAustralia’s biggest co-ops grew revenue by 10% last year, says sector report
The annual study from BCCM also measures social contributions and progress on gender equality
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BusinessEU-NZ trade agreement criticised by agri-co-ops on both sides
Copa-Cogeca is concerned about the impact of giving market access to NZ farmers – but Fonterra bemoans European protectionism
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EducationAustralian business schools’ neglect of co-operative education is ‘costing us all’
Professor Greg Patmore of the University of Sydney warns of a blind spot in Australia’s business schools when it comes to co-ops
