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Parliamentary event highlights role of co-ops in tackling housing crisis

Politicians and co-op housing leaders discussed the need for supportive legislation, appropriate finance and greater recognition…

Migros plans restructure to merge with its ten regional co-operatives

The move, in response to fierce market competition, aims to make savings by streamlining management and…

Kerala government approves plan for India’s first airline co-op

Initial plans will see the co-op lease two aircraft, and it is hoped the fleet will…

Home battery partnership for electric co-op in Georgia, USA

Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation is working with Base Power to offer 50MW of residential storage

Co-op Group research warns young people lack sense of belonging

The study was released under the Group's partnership with Barnardo’s, which has been extended after raising…

Co-op Bank of Kenya honoured for KSh4.39bn in water financing

The bank has designed the Co-op A Maji product to finance water, sanitation and hygiene projects

Confederation of Co-operative Housing launches new governance guide

The apex presented the suite of documents, assembled to reflect regulatory changes, at its annual conference

OurCoop marks two years of its charity partnership with Samaritans 

The co-op has raised over £650,000 – the equivalent of funding 65,000 calls to Samaritans from…

Two weeks left to register for Canadian worker co-op conference

The 2026 Canadian Worker’s Co-operative Federation’s (CWCF) annual conference will take place online on 4-5 November.…

UK mutual Royal London awarded the Fair Tax Mark

'Paying tax helps us contribute fairly to the communities in which our customers live and work'

Co-op Group hails successful trial of crime reporting partnership with police

Meanwhile, the retailer reports overall crime across its stores is down almost 20% year-on-year

Obituary: Pat Conaty (1951 – 2026)

Alex Bird remembers a co-op researcher extraordinaire