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ICA looks at questions around national co-op law

Santosh Kumar of the ICA speaks to Co-op News about the complex question of the role…

Opinion: Co-operation, global politics and dangerous times

Peter Hunt of Mutuo warns the co-op movement to tread carefully when it comes to undemocratic…

Cooperazione Trentina turns 130 – and looks to its future

The federation has survived tough times through 'collective solidarity, ethical mercantilism, federated structure, and strong ties…

Co-op College moves to unstaffed model and online legacy

College chair Chris Jardine talks to Co-op News about the sad end of an era for…

Co-op Group plans 18 new stores and openings in first quarter

The first opening of the year is a store serving new neighbourhood development of Willowbrook Park,…

Cicopa launches study of global industrial and service co-op sector

The network represents an estimated 52,767 co-ops, employing over 2.1 million workers

Abcul and BSA urge reform to drive credit union and building society growth

Apex CEOs Matt Bland and Sarah Harrison made policy recommendations to MPs on the Treasury Select…

Triodos becomes the first international bank to secure Fair Tax Mark

Fair Tax Foundation 'immensely impressed' with the bank’s commitment to responsible tax conduct

Grain co-op Openfield reports £50k annual profit

Operating costs fell 5.6% to £13.5m, while group revenues were down 13.7% to £479m

Meet… Giuseppe Guerini, president of Cooperatives Europe

'These first six months as president have already been very intense because they also coincide with…

Community land trusts: Building a different kind of wealth

How the model is protecting US neighbourhoods from property speculation and gentrification

Is a co-op model emerging in platform logistics? Evidence from Spain

R. Trebor Scholz, founding director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, reports on a success story from…