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Coop Exchange appoints Shaun Tarbuck as chair 

'Coop Exchange can enable the growth needed in our sector to deliver better societal outcomes'

European Commission: DG Grow scraps social economy unit

The Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG Grow) has scrapped the unit responsible for…

Keeping track of Trump: Democracy Collaborative launches a news aggregator

'If people are going to be overwhelmed, then they can just be overwhelmed for one 20-minute…

Media co-op New Internationalist gets ready to take on the far right

Far-right parties and movements are on the rise in Europe, where they are either leading or…

New Forest site secured for wildlife with help from Southern Co-op

The retail society donated £50k to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to buy the…

East of England Co-op bags green award for travel branch

The society's sustainable pod in Brightlingsea, Essex, was awarded gold by the Carbon Charter

How kibbutzim are supporting displaced members

'Each kibbutz is a co-operative, and the Kibbutz Movement is a co-operative of co-operatives'

State rescue of Britain’s last steelworks re-opens the ownership question

'Member ownership and control must be part of the national conversation when it comes to the…

Palestine co-ops call for international support

'Many co-operatives in Gaza have been completely destroyed and we need to rebuild what has been…

FAO works with Tajikistan co-ops to push agrarian reform

The work included targeted support for four co-ops and work with the government to reform national…

Japan launches event series for 2025 International Year of Cooperatives

The events will highlight efforts by co-ops to advance the UN SDGs and build resilient, inclusive…

Co-ops and resistance in Rojava

Co-ops in the region offer a vision of an alternative society built on mutual aid, gender…