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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…

‘Building something beautiful’: The state of community energy in Europe

We speak to Dirk Vansintjan of REScoop about how a co-operative way of working can drive…

Obituary: Credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda (1948 – 2021)

Chris Smith pays credit to credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda

Lord Adebowale: Co-ops should work more closely with social enterprise

'The form that we choose is largely a matter of choice. We need to spend less…

Meet … Rory Ridley-Duff, co-op educator at Sheffield Business School

'For me, co-operative education is stronger when it distinguishes mutuality from philanthropy and individual self-interest'

Co-operation on campus

A look at some institutions offering higher education for the co-op movement