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How to play a role in building a sustainable future

In her keynote speech, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland warned the world faces serious challenges when it…

Organic farm co-op aims to be world’s largest food producer to use 100% renewable energy

Organic Valley is creating a solar partnership that is set to increase overall usage in Wisconsin…

Midcounties funeral business offers ‘envionmentally friendly’ coffin

The coffins, made in Gloucester by LifeArt, use waste and offcut forestry wood and produce lower…

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…

Study reveals Canadian co-op sector’s work on climate change disclosure

All the organisations surveyed made some form of disclosure but campaigners say there is room for…

Dutch dairy co-op to install solar panels on 310 farm rooftops

Chief executive Roelof Joosten says he wants the agricultural sector to ‘play an even more important…

Carbon Trust re-awards sustainability standards to Central England Co-op

Since 2010, the society has reduced its total carbon footprint by 35.8 % with efficiency measures…

Agri co-ops join initiative to address land abandonment in Valencia

A number of co-op federations are members of a group set up by the Ministry of…

Asda and Co-op to work together on supplier sustainability data

It is hoped the move will save suppliers from having to duplicate the task of submitting…

Welsh community launches turbine share offer on Go Green Day

The community benefit society is backing climate change charity Size of Wales in a bid to…

Hawaiian energy co-op unveils plans for ambitious solar power and hydro storage project

Kauai Island Utility Co-operative will invest millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements and ongoing maintenance on…

Co-ops’ head offices are among the most beautiful buildings in the world

From the Co-op Group’s innovative Manchester HQ to Desjardins in Canada with its living wall, the…