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End of year Q&A: Carlos Zarco, president, International Health Cooperative Organisation

The sector faces challenges over the aftermath of Covid-19, health inequality, mental health and an ageing…

Care and circular economy on the agenda at International School of Social Cooperatives

Held in Naples, the sixth edition of the event for social co-op managers gathered 36 participants…

Report on healthcare mutuals finds sector saved UK £1bn in 2022

OAC consultancy looked at benefits to the NHS, welfare state, employers and individuals from health cash…

Australia’s Indigenous co-ops fight for self-determination and civil rights

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island co-ops offer services and activism in the legal services, healthcare, the…

Lambeth GP Food Co-op celebrates 10th anniversary

'We are proud to be part of the wider co-operative movement and look forward to contributing…

Kandoroo: Co-operating to tackle food poverty

"I was able to buy fresh products and shop with dignity"

Central Co-op launches quiet hours in stores to mark Neurodiversity Week

The goal with is to provide alternative shopping conditions for those who want a calmer experience,…

How co-ops in the UK and North America are tackling mental health challenges

We hear from service providers who are devising new models of provision, and from agri co-ops…

Unimed launches new digital services for patients in Florianópolis

The Brazilian medical co-op has teamed up with HPE to introduce new technology as part of…

Annual Q&A: Carlos Zarco, president, International Health Cooperative Organisation

'Co-operatives can be a powerful instrument for strengthening public health systems, providing efficiency, saving public resources…

Leading Lives: A social care co-op with employees at its heart

'When we find the people with the right values, they’re the ones that we want to…

Co-op Group to give all staff paid leave for fertility treatment

CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq says she wants to support employees, having been through fertility treatment herself