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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

What did the International Year of Cooperatives achieve at global level?

'IYC 2025 stands as a reminder that co-operation is not only a principle, but a practical…

Can co-ops help end capital extraction in the UK care system?

A report from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies calls on councils to redirect their care…

2025 in review: Co-op stories from the year

A selection of some of the news we've carried over the past 12 months

AI will change the world. Can co-ops give control to the people?

Report from the recent Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul

Ethical Christmas gift guide for co-operators: part 2

Part two of our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide includes a range of items from the Ethical…

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…

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of…

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

Media co-ops Salamander News, Bristol Cable and organiser Leicester Gazette were among those looking for ways…

Toad Lane upgrades bring a ‘parklet’ to Rochdale Pioneers Museum

'We wanted a new urban planting space to reflect this older co-operative past'