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Meet … Ali Kurji, chief executive of Heart of England Co-op

Ali Kurji has spent over four decades working in the UK co-op movement – and the…

Obituary: James Arnold, former director of the New Lanark Trust

Iain Macdonald looks back on the life of a key figure in the resurrection of a…

Protecting vulnerable customers: key tips for credit unions

Support for the most vulnerable means working with the government and charities in local area

Going digital: Clockwise Credit Union flies solo on new IT project to extend online reach

The team has developed a real time member portal, migrated to the cloud and launched a…

Can co-ops help to address period poverty?

According to research by Plan International, one in 10 girls is unable to afford sanitary wear

International Women’s Day: Women co-operators share their journeys

'Co-operation is not a noun it is a verb, a process of being, putting principle six…

Whatever happened to the International Summit of Cooperatives?

Tony Patterson, from Co-op Canada Accelerator, investigates the fate of the high-profile Quebec event

The Co-op Credit Union – an alternative to high cost lenders

Operations manager Andy Davey looks at the main challenges for the sector as well as the…

New Channel 5 documentary shows credit union providing life-changing loans

They Lend it You Spend it: The Loan Shop shows a number of members seeking loans…

What does Brexit mean for Northern Ireland co-ops?

'Clearly we are staring at a huge crisis if we crash out without a deal'

Learning about Fairtrade from coffee producers in Guatemala

Jennie Simpson shares her experience visiting Fairtrade coffee co-operatives

Brexit Q&A: Alison Graham, Irish Co-operative Organisation Society

'ICOS is gravely concerned by the decision in the UK House of Commons to reject the…