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US agri co-op giant CHS announces rural community grants

Ten rural community projects in the US have received grants from agri co-op CHS to improve…

Co-op Group admits more than 100 breaches of competition rule

The CMA introduced the rule in 2010 to stop supermarkets placing restrictive clauses on land in…

Uruguay hosts International Year of Cooperatives regional launch

Uruguay’s National Cooperative Institute (Inacooop) launched the International Year of Cooperatives during an event in Punta…

Top 100 US co-ops earn annual revenue $324bn, sector impact report reveals

Apex body NCBA-Clusa has published its latest overview of the national co-op sector, based on data…

Southern Co-op CEO Mark Smith announces decision to retire

Smith, who has led the co-op since 2009, will be succeeded in the role by Ben…

US National Co-op Bank hands out $151k to non-profit organisations

The bank has also closed substantial loans recently to support co-operative housing and elderly social care…

Central relights Derby’s Co-op Cow to celebrate International Year

The metal structure was designed and built by the Derby Co-op Society in 1955 as a…

Fonterra continues plans to sell its global consumer business

The dairy co-op has also announced new incentives for farmers to reduce emissions, and given a…

Credit unions asked to support Woccu’s international development work

USAID has cut all funding for the apex's projects following executive orders from the Trump administration

African Union joins UN social and solidarity economy task force 

The move will 'enhance collaboration on policy development, knowledge sharing, and implementation of SSE solutions', says…

Welsh recruitment firm Hoop turns EO with support from Cwmpas

'Being employee owned, we can give even more back to our team, effectively creating a company…

Federated Co-ops returns $252m to local co-ops and members

The Western Canada co-op federation reported total sales of $11.9bn at its recent AGM, resulting in…