First Milk dairy co-op acquires B Corp status through its sustainability efforts

The UK co-op has been working on net zero targets and the development of regenerative agriculture…

Mobile banking services rolled out to credit co-op members in Tiribogo, Uganda

Sector apex CEO Kyepa Andrews says digitisation will help unlock the potential of credit union members

Alison Hands takes the reins as new CEO at Lincolnshire Co-op

Hands brings more than 33 years experience in retail to the society, which operates over 220…

Midcounties Co-op wins Edie sustainability award for energy project of the year

Measures from the co-op include in-store energy efficiency awareness, reduced electricity usage and its Community Power…

Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada responds to federal budget

Chrystia Freeland's budget includes measures which could benefit community co-ops or those in the agriculture, green…

Interview: Co-op Group Secretary, Dominic Kendal-Ward

And the search for a new Group chair

Co-op Retail Conference 2023

How co-ops are doing things differently to make things better

Credit unions look to new products and regulation at Abcul conference

The event brought insights on community lending from the US, input from regulators and updates on…

Book review: Visions of a co-operative democracy to reshape society

Cooperation: A political, economic and social theory, Bernard E Harcourt, Columbia £28

Co-op sector nominations in the Retail Week Awards

Central Co-op is in the running for responsible retailer while the Co-op Group has a store…

Southern Co-op gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary

The retailer was formed in 1873 as Portsea Island Mutual Co-operative Society, by dockyard workers fighting…

Meet … John Brodie, CEO of Scotmid Co-op

'I am very proud of my colleagues, whether elected members or our employees who turn up…