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Climate pressures and price disputes sour the mood for Irish dairy co-ops

Tensions persist between Kerry Co-op farmers and food business Kerry Group, while the industry is opposing…

How a housing co-op is working to foster unity and cohesion in Leicester

The unrest that flared up last year in the city prompted the co-op to step in…

Donore: How Ireland’s oldest credit union serves its local community

'We believe in the importance of offering a personal service where our staff often know members…

REScoop celebrates 10 years working for citizen-led renewable energy

The organisation celebrated the anniversary with a gathering in Athens which saw energy communities share ideas…

Wholefood pioneer Suma sets out sustainability goals in annual report

The co-op has sustainability goals based around six key areas: Net zero, zero waste, nature, decent…

Water for Rojava Committee publishes report on recent visit

The delegation, which included the Solidarity Economy Association, visited a number of projects that have been…

Co-ops find space in exhibition on working class culture of 19th century Lancashire

The Workers' Playtime display, at Manchester's John Rylands library, shows how communities came together to improve…

Cooperation Jackson fights for a solution to the US city’s water crisis

'We must be clear about building and fighting for the practical community-based solutions to the water…

John Lewis: a chronology of his co-op chapter

David J Thompson remembers a man who 'wanted co-ops to build a better, fairer, and more…

Nationalisation or mutualisation? Debate over rail and water in Labour and Co-op Parties

Labour has denied water industry claims it was considering mutual models instead of full state ownership…