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Co-op Party calls to strengthen Scottish Community Wealth Building bill

Party wants a greater role for co-operatives, social enterprises, and employee-owned businesses

UN grants $792,000 in relief funding for Lebanese co-ops

UNDP sets out four support packages for rural co-operatives damaged in the conflict with Israel

Vietnamese co-ops look to digital tools to chase EU trade

The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance is looking at ways to help co-operatives grapple with European trade rules

ILO works with co-ops to tackle child labour in Lebanon

The UN organisation worked with the government's co-ops department to deliver training on how to deal…

Can community wealth-building help address Reform’s rise?

Report from the recent Co-operative Party conference, with speakers from the Co-op Group, BSA and Usdaw

Co-operatives make their voices heard at Cop30 in Brazil

Co-ops joined sessions on green finance, low-carbon agriculture, renewable energy, bioeconomy, sustainable logistics, food security and…

Co-ops get a mention in Reeves’ budget – with a guarded welcome from sector

Measures on business rates and a call for evidence get the thumbs-up but there are concerns…

Building societies apex calls for reforms to help sector growth

The call comes as the BSA celebrates the movement's 250th anniversary and welcomes Sarah Harrison as…

Energy co-ops urge protection for EU’s Social Climate Fund

REScoop has joined a coalition of groups expressing concern over a postponement of the emissions trading…

Canadian co-ops respond to Carney’s budget announcements

The federal budget, narrowly passed by MPs, includes measures for housing co-ops and credit unions

US senators introduce bill to continue funding rural co-op development

The bipartisan bill has been welcomed by co-op apex bodies NCBA Clusa and NRECA

Why policy matters: Co-ops and the powers that be

An introduction for articles from this month's edition of Co-op News