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ICA looks at questions around national co-op law

Santosh Kumar of the ICA speaks to Co-op News about the complex question of the role…

Cooperazione Trentina turns 130 – and looks to its future

The federation has survived tough times through 'collective solidarity, ethical mercantilism, federated structure, and strong ties…

Co-op College moves to unstaffed model and online legacy

College chair Chris Jardine talks to Co-op News about the sad end of an era for…

Community land trusts: Building a different kind of wealth

How the model is protecting US neighbourhoods from property speculation and gentrification

Is a co-op model emerging in platform logistics? Evidence from Spain

R. Trebor Scholz, founding director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium, reports on a success story from…

Census for UK worker co-ops as sector looks to drive growth

The study is designed to build a case for the sector as policymakers look for ways…

On the trail of the new social economy: Coop-Sapporo, May 2025

Henry Mintzberg and Masako Fujii take a tour of Coop-Sapporo, an affiliation of social enterprises on the…

How immigrants are creating a new world in the shell of the old

Luz Zambrano and Ann Philbin look at how co-operation is helping immigrants contribute to US society…

Meryem Women’s Cooperative: A look at Turkey’s first green SSE co-op

The co-op aims to empower women 'who have been pushed out of life' with employment opportunities…

Why co-operatives are built to deal with crisis

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica,…

Reshaping Fairtrade rules to fit producer needs 

We catch up with Marike Runneboom de Peña from Fairtrade International about moves to update its…

Sector report on UK community energy highlights role of co-ops

Nick Milton takes a look at the annual report from Community Energy England