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Scotmid Co-op joins this year’s national spring clean

Nine of the society’s stores will act as hubs for Keep Scotland Beautiful’s litter-picking campaign

Bristol Wood Recycling Project launches bond offer to purchase premises

The co-op is using Triodos Bank's crowdfunding platform to raise funding through a bond offer

Midcounties announces 10% cut in energy use since 2015

The society has also led environmental campaigns in its trading area, encouraging communities to reduce emissions

East of England Co-op launches recycling awareness campaign

The retailer is working with Ipswich Council to educate people about what can and can't be…

Retail and plastic: Eroski co-op goes back to basics with the paper bag

The retailer, part of Mondragon, is also planning compostable and recyclable alternatives

USA co-op grocers support carbon-offsetting programme in Peru

As part of the scheme, 377 timber trees were bought for a farmer-led agroforestry project

Climate change is hitting food production, say Rwanda’s farm co-ops

Measures such as improved irrigation and erosion control are urgently needed, say experts

Zero waste co-op to benefit from Welsh government funding

Crest Co-operative will receive £1,020,000 to expand its reuse infrastructure in Conwy and Denbighshire

Midcounties Co-op gets behind plastic pollution protection pledge

'Protecting the environment is a priority for us'

Grants of up to £100,000 are available for community energy businesses

The programme was designed to help the sector innovate and deliver more holistic and integrated local…

Co-ops must act to save the planet, Lord Adebowale tells Practitioners Forum

'We have to grow faster than business as usual in order to influence the economy and…

Co-operatives UK launches Co-operatives Fortnight campaign at Practitioners Forum

The fortnight will focus on creating a Co-operation Nation