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Q&As for 2022: Sébastien Chaillou, president, ICA Youth Network

'I will continue to be a strong and active supporter for the youth in the co-operative…

Q&As for 2022: Chiyoge B Sifa, ICA regional director for Africa

'Despite a difficult 12 months in the Africa region, there has been a lot that we…

Q&As for 2022: Deborah Osei-Mensah, Fairtrade youth ambassador

Ms Osei-Mensah is also registered cocoa farmer, livelihood development officer of Ghana’s Asunafo North Farmers Union,…

Q&As for 2022: Balu Iyer, regional director, ICA Asia and Pacific

'Co-operatives... sustained by values of self-help, solidarity, social responsibility and concern for community, can lead the…

Q&As for 2022: Agnès Mathis, director, Co-operatives Europe

'We are hopeful that the growing interest in enterprises linking economy and sustainability will be translated…

Q&As for 2022: Derek Walker, CEO, Wales Co-operative Centre

Coming highlights include the Co-ops Europe General Assembly and the development of a Welsh member-owned community…

Q&A for 2022: Rose Marley, CEO, Co-operatives UK

'As new technology begins to impact and disrupt every area of our lives, it is vital…

Obituary: Labour/Co-op Party veteran Barbara Hawkins (1944-2021)

'Barbara’s profound motivation to create a more equal world was manifested by her lifelong involvement with…

Meet … Matt Bland, CEO of the Co-op Credit Union

'The need for a new way of doing banking and financial services has never been more…

Meet … Mike Smyth, chair of Energy4All

Community energy 'helps to engage local people, retain wealth and compensates people with a share of…

Obituary: IFFCO chair Balvinder Singh Nakai

Tributes from fellow co-operators and local politicians poured in on social media following news of his…

Can co-ops help Germany tackle the challenges of Energiewende?

Dr Andreas Wieg, of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, assesses the state of the national…