Report from the World Transformed festival in Manchester, which looked at social and solidarity economy initiatives
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Opportunity knocks for the UK housing co-op sector
Report from the annual conference of the Confederation of Co-operative Housing, held in London
Fonterra’s farmer-owners approve sale of global consumer business
The New Zealand dairy co-op giant is selling its Mainland Group arm to Lactalis for $4.22bn
Italian dairy co-op Granarolo buys UK wholesale supplier West Horsley
The conglomerate, majority-owned by Granlatte co-op, is looking to grow its presence in the London market
New Zealand agri co-op Alliance to sell 65% stake to Irish company
A vote put to farmer-owners saw 87% approval for the $270m part-demutualisation deal with Dawn Meats
Co-op Group to stock pasties from prison-leavers’ social business
HMPasties, which offers jobs and training to prison leavers, is launching into almost 80 of the…
Report looks at how credit unions can help tackle housing crisis
The study, released by Filene in collaboration with Woccu, looks at strategies, opportunities and barriers facing…
Meet … Dr Rose Karimi Kiwanuka, director, ICA Africa
'Co-operatives are, in many ways, Africa’s quiet engines of transformation'
Co-op Sweden reports SEK 2.7bn operating loss
The retailer is dealing with a loss of market share, rising costs at its new central…
Co-op Group sublets office space at Angel Square to Unison
The Group is moving to a multi-occupancy model for Angel Square to 'future-proof its estate'
Australian grain co-op CBH predicts bumper harvest after investment
The co-op says it can handle larger volumes thanks to strategic planning, new tech and investment…
West Yorkshire moor brought under community ownership
Bridestones Moor, near Todmorden, will be managed by a CIC led by local ecologists, naturalists and…
