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ILO highlights key role of co-ops in EU external action

'A strong social and solidarity economy can contribute to inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies and societies'

Electric co-op teams up with CoBank to donate $30,000 to childcare centre

Shelby Electric Cooperative in Illinois works with the bank to support projects in its local community

East of England Co-op launches ‘robotic smoothie’ machine in Chelmsford

'Product innovation has always been a core priority for us'

US top 100 co-ops earned a combined $309bn in revenue for 2025

Agri co-ops dominate the top ten, and CHS retains the number one spot with $35,463m

Lancaster Music Co-op secures £100,000 to reopen grassroots venue

The money will fund the final stages of reconstruction, including the completion of rehearsal and recording…

Three retailers expand their space at community-owned Dewsbury Arcade

The Victorian heritage building in West Yorkshire, which closed in 2016, was bought by Kirklees Council…

Belgian domestic workers launch co-op to improve working conditions

The Les Perles Rouge agency is set to begin operations in January

Andrew Pakes appointed UK co-ops champion by the government

The Labour/Co-op MP will work on developing opportunities for growth as the government looks to double…

Mozambique plans to create 500,000 jobs through co-op development programme

The government wants to organise small-scale producers into co-operatives to strengthen their bargaining power, improve access…

Australian co-ops want community ownership recognised in Closing the Gap policy

Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative and BCCM have made a joint submission to this year’s review of the…

Regulators choose six building societies for scale-up project

'Building societies bring greater diversity to financial services, which supports competition and financial stability'

First interim results for newly formed OurCoop show ‘strong progress’

The society has reported a trading profit of £4.5m, with gross sales of £1.3bn