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How do co-ops connect with their communities? Case study, Midcounties

The co-op provides support for charities and local groups through 20 Regional Communities

Crédit Agricole leads the way on integrated reporting for social impact

The co-op, one of France’s top three banks, has joined a global movement to change the…

Central England colleagues bring back precious memories to a US WWII vet

Two of the co-op’s workers sent former airman Ray Fredette photos of the memorial to 34th…

UK co-ops raise £136k in flood and hurricane appeal

Co-operatives UK launched the fundraising drive to give on-the-ground support for co-ops and credit unions

£8m community development programme launched to grow co-ops

The five-year programme from Co-operatives UK and Power to Change will look at ways to build…

Another threatened local pub transfers to community ownership

The Gardeners Rest in Neepsend, Sheffield, has been bought by its regulars after a community share…

Co-op venue Unity Works goes into administration

Seven staff have been made redundant and a buyer is being sought for the leasehold on…

First ever conference of co-operatives held in northern Syria

'Support for new co-operatives has played a vital role in the transition to a new democratic…

Distribution of white poppies in schools causes controversy

White poppies, first worn by the Women’s Co-operative Guild in 1933, are a symbol of peace…

Tea farmers at Australia’s Mangrove Mountain are forming a co-op

A government grant has been awarded in a bid to encourage the co-op model and establish…

Rabobank launches $1bn programme to support sustainable food production

The three-year Kickstart Food project ties in with efforts by the UN to ensure the world…

Desjardins celebrates Co-op Week with massive volunteering effort for youth groups

The credit union association has used the week to help organisations such as Auberges du cœur…