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Canada's Vancity Credit Union, Co-operators insurer and Desjardins finance co-op have been recognised in this year’s Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens ranking of sustainability leaders www.thenews.coop/co-operators...
Mozambique has announced its National Cooperative Development Program (PNDC) for 2026–2046, which aims to formalise 10,000 #coops, integrate 1.5 million informal economy operators, and create 500,000 jobs www.thenews.coop/mozambique-a...
UAE's Union Coop sets out measures to stock local goods and support domestic producers as part of national #foodsecurity drive www.thenews.coop/uaes-union-c...
Heart of England Co-op reduces its annual loss and grows turnover despite impact of Co-op Group cyber attack on supplies www.thenews.coop/heart-of-eng...
Canada’s federal government announced more than $53.4m funding to support deep energy retrofits, climate-resilient upgrades, and the renewal of 276 homes in East Vancouver, operated by Adanac Housing Co-op. www.thenews.coop/canadian-gov...
Social clubs are a vital part of the social infrastructure of many English towns and cities – and here's how they can benefit from a £2.7m, Lottery-backed programme delivered by Stir to Action www.thenews.coop/social-clubs...
The Co-op Group says it will renew its music festival sponsorship across several Live Nation UK festivals for a further five years, which means it will run pop-up stores at Download, Latitude, Reading & Leeds and Creamfields festivals until 2031 www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...
Fitch Ratings notes ‘stable, but undiversified, business model, prudent underwriting standards, healthy asset quality, and a sound funding and liquidity profile’ for merged Coventry Building Society and Co-op Bank www.thenews.coop/fitch-issues...
Catalonia's Sostre Cívic called for political recognition, dedicated financing and enabling regulatory frameworks for #housing #coops at an EU meeting on the #housingcrisis www.thenews.coop/sostre-civic...
An Inverness pupil has seen her award-winning design come to life after officially unveiling the finished garden at Scotmid Co-op’s Edinburgh head office. www.thenews.coop/scotmid-head...
UK #creditunions body All Together Money welcomes new rules for the buy now, pay later market www.thenews.coop/credit-union...
UK's Co-op Group is using NaviLens technology across its own-label paper products range, to help customers with visual impairment www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...
Australia’s Business Council of Co‑operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) is bringing together #coops #housing providers, mutual lenders and sector partners to advance a new limited equity #cooperative housing model. www.thenews.coop/bccm-leads-e...
Northern Ireland dairy co-op Dale Farm has reported increased profit and turnover for the year to March 2026, with more than £10m returned to farmers through an additional penny-per-litre bonus. www.thenews.coop/ni-dairy-co-...
41 Irish #coops were struck by the state Registry of Friendly Societies last year after failing to file their annual returns. www.thenews.coop/41-irish-co-...
A look at how Solidfund is working to boost the worker #coops movement in the UK and at international level #workercoops #cooperatives www.thenews.coop/solidfund-st...
Co-operatives UK and Community Energy England have launched a dual membership offer designed to help #communityenergy organisations grow, collaborate and maximise their impact. @cooperativesuk.bsky.social #energy #renewables #coops www.thenews.coop/dual-members...
The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) has backed a bill that would make it easier for a group of residents to start a #housing #cooperative. www.thenews.coop/bill-to-supp...
Younity, a partnership between OurCoop and Octopus, has launched the Community Power Club,which offers community energy projects a higher price for the electricity they generate #CommunityEnergyFortnight #coops #renewables www.thenews.coop/ourcoop-and-...
The UK Association of Financial Mutuals warns the sector is being held back from delivering a sustainable, resilient economy and calls for regulatory reform www.thenews.coop/uk-mutuals-b...
Research says community wealth building will help tackle widening economic inequality in Australia – but warns the model faces longstanding barriers www.thenews.coop/research-loo...
Scotmid Co-op has been recognised as a GroceryAid Gold supporter for 2025, which the retail society says reflects its “commitment to supporting the wellbeing of colleagues“ www.thenews.coop/scotmid-co-o...
US #coops apex NCBA speaks up for role of energy co-ops in delivering lower household bills and energy efficiency at Congressional forum www.thenews.coop/us-co-ops-ap...
Union sounds alarm as UK's John Lewis Partnership announces plan to cut 200 jobs www.thenews.coop/union-sounds...
India’s #coops minister Amit Shah has announced plans to set up a national #cooperative life insurer, using the scale of the co-op sector to expand provision and lower costs www.thenews.coop/indian-gover...
Global #creditunion apex Woccu is working with Visa on a pilot project, which facilitates cross-border digital payments between the US and Guatemala www.thenews.coop/woccu-co-pil...
Analysis of the gender pay gap across the Co-op Group’s supply chain base shows it remains below the UK average - but work is still to be done www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...
UK retail society OurCoop celebrates launch of 36 new #coops, working with Plunkett UK and Co-op Futures www.thenews.coop/ourcoop-cele...