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US electric co-ops use low-interest loans to power efficiency savings

Improvements such as insulation are saving members so much, it more than offsets the debt repayment

Green Party to include co-ops and community energy in new policy agenda

It pledges 'business as a force for good, for creativity, with a positive role to play…

Scotmid to reward customers for recycling

The scheme will initially run for a three-month period in Scotmid’s South Queensferry store

Co-op sector responds to IPCC report on climate change

'People up and down the country are eager to be part of the clean energy transformation'

Central England Co-op wins award for reducing environmental impact

The society took home the Best in Water Management award from the Carbon Trust Summit in…

USA food co-ops win recognition for work to reduce refrigerant emissions

The Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society and the Onion River Cooperative were honoured for achievements

Co-op Group commits to a sustainable future of food

'The world is changing in ways that are having a real impact on our food system'

Co-op Group gets tough on plastic in new ethical blueprint

The retailer is to phase out single use plastic bags and make its packaging easier to…

Dairy co-op Arla will give entire 2018 profit to farmers hit by drought

'We care deeply about the livelihood of our farmers and we recognise that this summer’s drought…

Canadian co-op promotes social reforestation to offset CO2 emissions

Set up as a co-op in 2016, Arbre-Évolution is now a certified partner of Coop Carbone,…

Spanish beekeeping co-op to get official organic certification

'We want to promote the quality of our honey and the best guarantee right now is…

Southern Co-op clears the coast for Co-operatives Fortnight

'We wanted to get involved in marine conversation and combat issues around plastics. There have been…