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Co-op Group CEO calls for a greener grocery trade

Steve Murrells wants a unified industry response on issues such as packaging, plastic and electric lorries

Newport Council enlists Egni Co-op to help it go carbon neutral

The co-op is fitting solar panels to council buildings across the city

Vehicle-sharing co-op Co Cars launches £600k funding bid

The Exeter based co-op wants to increase its fleet of electric cars and bikes

Coop Denmark backs call to end PFAS use

The retailer has joined NGO ChemSec’s corporate campaign to end the use of harmful PFAS in…

Scottish farmers urged to share data through co-ops to boost productivity

How can agri co-ops use data to ease commercial and environmental pressures?

Desjardins report highlights work on climate change

The Group has set a new goal to bring its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down…

Central England Co-op scoops green standard treble – for the third time

The internationally recognised standards cover areas such as carbon emissions, waste outputs, and water use

Co-ops join call for incorporating health into COP25 agenda

Under the Paris Agreement, the right to health is a core principle guiding action on climate…

European agri co-ops raise concerns about European Green Deal

'The success of the Green Deal will partly depend on the success and the preservation of…

Australia’s credit unions and farm co-ops face bushfire challenges

'A lot of staff are very traumatised ... the fires can move so quickly that you…

Canadian insurer the Co-operators supports wildfire prevention programme

The Co-operators got behind wildfire resiliency efforts in 2014

Co-op banks welcome EU green investment rules despite red tape concerns

Sector body EACB says the changes offer a dynamic approach to sustainable finance but is too…