3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (709+ words) Jan Kellett, who is executive lead of the CM50, following a career in development, including most recently as special advisor to the UNDP, writes for Co-op News March 1988 was, for a kid from Northern Ireland, a maelstrom. Three IRA members are…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (415+ words) The apexes say the plan marks a “potential shift in how Europe uses public spending, notably for food” Proposals by the European Commission to overhaul the EU’s public procurement framework have been welcomed by Copa and Cogeca, the twin apexes…...

5+ day, 41+ min ago   (459+ words) An independent review of Australia’s Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice is now complete, with a Final Report drawn up after an intensive consultation process. Commissioned by the Customer Owned Banking Association (Coba), the final report was deliverd by independent…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (593+ words) This year there is a new category, Co-op of the Year, with six nominees The shortlist for the UK Social Enterprise Awards 2026 has been revealed, celebrating the efforts of social enterprise businesses across the country. This year, the awards are…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (494+ words) Judges rejected the society’s bid to overturn underlying findings about Colin MacLeod’s treatment, but said a psychiatric injury was not forseeable Channel Islands Co-op has overturned a £3.5m compensation award to former CEO Colin MacLeod in the appeals court – but judges…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (723+ words) The apex had been struggling for several years with mounting debts and accusations of mismanagement The Kenyan government has cancelled the registration of the Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (Kuscco) and ordered the 53-year-old apex into liquidation....

1+ week, 54+ min ago   (820+ words) British MP Andrew Pakes visited Australia as its government followed the UK’s lead in pledging to grow its co-op economy On 23-25 July, over 2,000 members of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) gathered in Adelaide for its 50th National Conference, coinciding with the…...

1+ week, 59+ min ago   (538+ words) ‘Building societies, credit unions and other member-owned organisations are part of the same broad family: organisations built around people helping people’ What has been your journey to BSA CEO, and what are your impressions of the mutual model? What is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (577+ words) The farmer owned grain co-op is working with phosphate business OCP on the site, in Louisiana CHS, America’s leading farmer-owned co-op, and OCP North America, a subsidiary of the phosphate manufacturer OCP Group, have joined forces to build and operate…...