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Heart of England Co-op colleagues raise £38k for Macmillan

'This is a cause which touches so many people’s lives and our colleagues have been incredibly…

Lincolnshire Co-op colleagues score twice at People in Retail Awards

Staff won in the executive leader and rising spark categories, alongside an employee of the year…

Canada’s credit union apex calls for streamlining of merger rules

Changes are needed to help the sector face down growing competition from big banks, fintechs and…

Co-op Group signs new wind deal as CEO attacks Tory climate policy

The Co-op Group has announced a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to use energy generated from…

French retail group Coopérative U to open stores in Rwanda

The co-op, owned by independent French supermarkets, has partnered with real estate developer Group Duval

Kenya’s Co-op Bank wins award for SME products and backs young property firm

The bank was honoured at the Global SME Finance Awards in Johannesburg

UK’s Co-op Bank and Triodos named ‘eco-providers’ by Which?

The status is in contrast to banks named for contributing to the financing of fossil fuels

East of England wins big at the Retail Industry Awards

The retailer won awards recognising its community support efforts and its use of AI tech to…

Vancity and First credit unions given regulatory approval to merge

The new entity will have 585,000 members, more than 2,400 employees and 60 branches across British…

US Department for Agriculture awards $4.2m to co-op development

Only nonprofit institutions can apply for funding under the programme, which allocates up to $1m per…

IYC closing ceremony will be held at Doha summit

The ICA will hold the ceremony as a side event to the Second World Summit for…

ILO develops new tools to boost co-op statistics around the world

The documents follow pilot studies in Costa Rica, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Tanzania