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Co-ops as gender equality leaders: achievements and challenges

Interview with Xiomara Nuñez de Cespedes, who chairs the Gender Equality Committee of the International Cooperative…

Co-op Group delivers space for women in logistics

'There are not a lot of female leaders and that the richness and the different thinking…

British Columbia credit unions Vancity and First explore merger

Canadian credit unions Vancity and First say a merger would strengthen local community banking and enhance…

Community Shares Booster Fund extended past end of year

Access - the Foundation for Social Investment has added £560k to the fund, for allocation by…

Woccu’s regulatory update says the credit union model needs protecting

Regulatory update says this year is a critical one for the sector with AI continuing to…

Co-operatives, leadership and competing values

Political scientist Colin Talbot looks at what it takes to be a good co-op leader, based…

Meet … Karen Scott, chief executive of Scotmid Co-op

'In 10 years, I see Scotmid as a thriving, independent co-operative society, continuing to grow and…

Co-op Group announces above-inflation pay rise for frontline store workers

Usdaw union members have voted to accept an increase in hourly rates to at least £12.60…

Manchester Credit Union lottery raises cash for local causes

Funds go to a mental health support organisation, an NHS charity, a foodbank and a sports…

Sussex food co-op faces closure as funding dries up

Havens Food Co-op collects and redistributes over-produced, mislabelled and 'wonky' food from supermarkets

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…