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Minnesota agri co-op members approve merger

The unification of Farmward and Ag Plus co-ops will allow them to pool technical expertise and…

Labour policies threaten rural co-ops, warns Plunkett UK

Responding to a call for evidence from rural MPs, the charity makes a set of recommendations…

Credit union launches tree-planting initiative as part of sustainability plans

First Rate Credit Union is working with Just One Tree on the scheme which it says…

MP tables bill to require big banks to work to credit unions and CDFis

Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas's bill is aimed at increasing lending to small businesses and co-operatives and…

Putting co-operation at the heart of education in Wales

Opinion piece by David Smith of Co-operatives Wales

On the trail of the new social economy: Coop-Sapporo, May 2025

Henry Mintzberg and Masako Fujii take a tour of Coop-Sapporo, an affiliation of social enterprises on the…

How immigrants are creating a new world in the shell of the old

Luz Zambrano and Ann Philbin look at how co-operation is helping immigrants contribute to US society…

Indonesia wants village co-ops fully operational by middle of year

Ministers hope the network of 80,000 Red and White Village Co-ops will boost rural economies across…

Meryem Women’s Cooperative: A look at Turkey’s first green SSE co-op

The co-op aims to empower women 'who have been pushed out of life' with employment opportunities…

Why co-operatives are built to deal with crisis

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica,…

Reshaping Fairtrade rules to fit producer needs 

We catch up with Marike Runneboom de Peña from Fairtrade International about moves to update its…

Sector report on UK community energy highlights role of co-ops

Nick Milton takes a look at the annual report from Community Energy England