Online shoppers who purchase groceries from the Co-op Group using Just Eat will now have access to member pricing. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

Bradford District Credit Union is celebrating after reaching the £5m lending milestone – while growing member savings to £6.5m and maintaining ‘100% growth’ over the last three years. www.thenews.coop/bradford-dis...

Europe’s #cooperative banking apex EACB has called on EU policymakers to slow the pace of financial regulations, and warned that growing complexity is placing strain on member-owned lenders. www.thenews.coop/europes-co-o...

Thrive Renewables, a long-standing community energy investor, says it hopes to support locally owned energy schemes through a £5m crowdfunding drive www.thenews.coop/community-en...

Where do #coops, #buildingsocieties and #employeeownership fit into the 'impact economy'? Report from New Philanthropy Capital sparks debate with Co-operatives UK and Social Enterprise UK www.thenews.coop/report-criti...

The US Federation of Worker #Cooperatives (USFWC) has shared stories of #coops responses to the violent crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis. www.thenews.coop/minnesota-wo...

The Co-op Group has agreed a new 10-year franchise deal with Leeds University Union (LUU) to keep its campus store open until at least 2036. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

A national coalition – Community Energy Cooperative Canada – has been launched for Canada’s community-owned energy #coops to overcome financing, regulatory and capacity challenges. www.thenews.coop/canadian-ren...

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), which represents around 9,500 member-owners, has secured USDA funds to help smaller farms overcome financial barriers to sustainability schemes. www.thenews.coop/leading-us-d...

European dairy co-op Arla has reported a record revenue of €15.1bn in its annual report for 2025, with a net profit of €415m, hailing a “highly competitive” performance. #coops www.thenews.coop/dairy-co-op-...

Deadline extended for the 10th edition of COOP Dialogue! New deadline: Title and 300 word abstract, 6 March 2026 Send entries to [email protected] More details: shorturl.at/8Bu9z #CoopDialogue #WomenInCooperatives #IYWF2026 @icacoop.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social

The Community Wealth Building Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, with ministers promising it will support investment in local and regional economies. www.thenews.coop/scottish-par...

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has blocked an attempt by current members of B.C. Tree Fruits Co-operative to deny its former members a share of the funds left over from the sale of its assets. www.thenews.coop/former-membe...

The Co-op Group has launched a gender pay gap toolkit. in partnership with WiHTL & DiR. which it says will help organisations take practical action to close their gender pay gap. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

The Co-op Group is looking for a new cohort of innovative suppliers for its Apiary incubator programme, which gives smaller businesses the chance to work with the retailer towards a listing on its shelves. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

The government has launched its Local Power Plan, which pledges up to £1bn to “grow local and community-owned clean energy across the UK”, a move welcomed by Community Energy England, the Co-operative Party and Local Government Association www.thenews.coop/boost-for-co...

The Co-op Group has spoken out in defence of its leadership after some senior managers said there was a “toxic culture” at executive level. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

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The government has launched its Local Power Plan, which pledges up to £1bn to “grow local and community-owned clean energy across the UK”, a move welcomed by Community Energy England, the Co-operative Party and Local Government Association www.thenews.coop/boost-for-co...

A new five-year logistics contract has been signed between Cambridgeshire haulier Buffaload and the Co-op Group. www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

A New South Wales football team, Chelsea Coast Mariners, is exploring the possibility of adopting a fan-based #cooperative model, drawing inspiration from supporters' trusts and similar models around the world www.thenews.coop/crisis-hit-a...

More than 50 organisations have signed an open letter published by #renewable #energy #coops apex @rescoop.eu , calling for greater inclusion in the European Commission’s National and Regional Partnership Plans www.thenews.coop/rescoop-must...

Report on the recent conference of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society where the agri-food #coops looked for ways to increase and diversify production www.thenews.coop/new-markets-...

Mutual life assurance providers OneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, in a move which would create one of the UK’s largest mutuals. www.thenews.coop/uk-friendly-...

Apex Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) has held its first meeting of the Council of Economic Advisors. The new body comprises chief economists from Canada’s major co-operatives and mutuals as well as academics www.thenews.coop/canadian-co-...

“The whole process starts with schools or other community organisations getting in touch with us to say they would like help." Read the @coopnews.bsky.social article: buff.ly/B6VU5ge

Leaders of Kenya’s #cooperative financial sector have said they want to prioritise collaboration with #fintech firms in 2026, as digital transactions become more important to #saccos www.thenews.coop/sacco-fintech/

🇰🇿The government of Kazakhstan has adopted an action plan extending up to 2029, to support #cooperatives in the #agriculture sector. www.thenews.coop/kazakhstan-l...

The Ugandan government says it is working to recover ‘grabbed #cooperative assets’ and restructure leadership as it deals with 'dormant' #coops www.thenews.coop/almost-half-...

Recommendations from the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) to the Australian government ahead of the federal budget include measures to increase social care delivery and domestic food and beverage processing capacity www.thenews.coop/australian-c...

The House of Representatives has moved forward on a bill including credit union-backed amendments such as changes to the rules round board meetings and upgrades to the regulation of mortgage lending www.thenews.coop/progress-on-...

Newly merged UK retailer OurCoop launches MediaCoop system, using data and insight ‘to match products with the right audiences, locations and moments’ #retail #coops www.thenews.coop/ourcoop-laun...

UK retail society OurCoop, formed from a merger of Central, Midcounties and Chelmsford Star co-ops, has pledged 300 new apprentice placements for National Apprenticeship Week www.thenews.coop/new-retail-s...

🇨🇦Canadian finance #coops giant Desjardins was rated highly in separate ratings by Forbes, MediaCorp and Women In Governance www.thenews.coop/desjardins-s...

Jasmine Owens investigates the policy environment for #housing #coops under the Scottish government – and finds it wanting www.thenews.coop/no-home-for-...

Obituary: Jean Nunn-Price - a mainstay of the co-op movement including board roles at Midcounties and the Co-op Party NEC www.thenews.coop/obituary-jea...

Bruno Roelants, former DG of the International Cooperative Alliance, talks about his new book of global case studies – and the need to maintain the #cooperative identity in uncertain times #coops @icacoop.bsky.social www.thenews.coop/bruno-roelan...

Givit is a worker-owned delivery #cooperative providing last-mile courier services in Spain. In 2025, it generated €12.11m in revenue from €13.57m in billed sales, with over 900 active worker-members. The co-operative delivers more than 200,000 orders each month. www.thenews.coop/is-a-co-op-m...

This opinion piece from Peter Hunt MBE has prompted some debate. How should the global hashtag#coops movement deal with hashtag#cooperative apexes with links to contentious regimes? Let us know your thoughts ... www.thenews.coop/opinion-co-o...

Colin Talbot looks at a work by evolutionary biologist Martin Nowak, Supercooperators. 'The cells in our bodies do not compete to out-reproduce each other. Instead they co-operate by limiting their reproduction and functions to form our various organs.' www.thenews.coop/you-are-a-co...

Worker #coops and democratic workplaces have grown 34% since 2020 while more than doubling their workforce, according to a study from the Democracy At Work Institute, whose Karina Pacheco talks to Co-op News www.thenews.coop/worker-co-op...

Bruno Roelants, former DG of the International Cooperative Alliance, talks about his new book of global case studies – and the need to maintain the #cooperative identity in uncertain times #coops @icacoop.bsky.social www.thenews.coop/bruno-roelan...

Tri-State and Platte River electric #coops say orders from the US Department of Energy to keep their coal plant open risks piling costs on their members www.thenews.coop/colorado-ele...

🇳🇬Ministers in Nigeria are planning drastic reforms for the #coops sector, with plans for digitisation www.thenews.coop/nigerian-gov...

We speak to Giovanna Speciale, CEO of South East London Community Energy, about its work towards an inclusive transition www.thenews.coop/how-a-london...

Maximising economic growth by growing Scotland’s co-operative and mutuals sector was the focus of a recent roundtable hosted by UK ministers. www.thenews.coop/government-e...

Gottschlich has extensive experience in the retail sector, including as former CEO of Lidl UK www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-...

Plunkett UK has expressed disappointment at the government’s announcement of a 15% discount on pubs’ business rates bills from April, warning of the impact on its community pub members www.thenews.coop/government-m...

Cicopa, the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, has launched its first comprehensive analysis of the sector since 2017. www.thenews.coop/cicopa-launc...