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Co-op movement calls for local empowerment in response to Rishi Sunak’s budget

Sector bodies welcomed some spending commitments but branded the statement a missed opportunity in terms of…

Top 100 co-ops in the USA have a joint turnover of $226bn

The largest co-op is CHS Inc with a $28.4bn turnover

EMES research conference explores the latest social economy trends

The event was also an opportunity for researchers to consider some of the challenges they face

Tax-exempt credit unions save US consumers $15bn per year, study reveals

The study estimates losses of $5.6bn in annual federal income tax revenue if credit unions’ tax…

New Zealand’s top 30 co-operatives had a joint revenue of NZ $42bn in 2020

According to the report, co-operatives have 1.5 million members and 41,000 employees

Co-op Group urges help for the ‘ghosted generation’ of youth set back by the pandemic

Two thirds of young people fear they will be permanently disadvantaged by the pandemic, from education…

Lord Adebowale: Co-ops should work more closely with social enterprise

'The form that we choose is largely a matter of choice. We need to spend less…

Market reforms in Cuba could spark co-op conversions

President Miguel Diaz-Canel argues the economic reforms will stimulate development and growth

Funding boost for Malaysian co-op sector

The initiative forms part of the federal government’s RM 150 billion People’s Wellbeing and Economic Recovery…

Californian worker-owned staffing agency carries out research into quality jobs

Turning Basin Labs, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, wants to create a framework for…

US Tobacco Cooperative files for bankruptcy

USTC processes US flue-cured tobacco grown by its member-growers in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina,…

A resilient co-op economy

'Why are co-ops so resilient? Because the co-operative purpose, ownership and governance all dictate long-termism'