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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1h

Romanian government scheme allocates €96m to social enterprises, including some #coops

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Government scheme allocates €96m to social enterprises in Romania

Romania’s Ministry of Investments and European Projects has allocated €96m to a scheme to support social economy actors, including some co-ops

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1h

US electric #coops Kit Carson, United Power, Kaua‘i Island Utility and Tri-State stand to lose $66.3m as Trump administration axes federal grants

Electric co-op projects lose federal funding grants

Kit Carson, United Power, Kaua‘i Island Utility and Tri-State stand to lose $66.3m between them as Trump slashes federal grants

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

European #cooperatives win in the categories of #education, #housing and #energy at the @Social Economy Europe awards

Co-ops recognised at Social Economy Awards

Co-operatives took home prizes in three of five categories at the Social Economy Awards, held in Murcia last month

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

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

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 commendation

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

Heart of England Co-op CEO thanks colleagues for their ‘phenomenal efforts’ in raising more than £38,000 to help local cancer patients

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

Canada's #creditunions apex CCUA calls for reform on merger law to help sector fend off competition from big banks, fintechs and global tech giants

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

Canada's credit union apex wants merger rules eased to help the sector face down competition from big banks, fintechs and global tech giants

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

#Coops, partnerships and overseas expansion: France's Cooperative U links up with Groupe Duval for Rwandan venture

French retail group Coopérative U to open stores in Rwanda

French retail group Coopérative U is expanding into Rwanda as part of a strategic partnership with real estate developer Groupe Duval

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

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

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

Co-operative Bank of Kenya has won the Product Innovation of the Year (Africa) award at the Global SME Finance Awards

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

UK's Co-op Group signs new wind power deal with @RWE_UK - as CEO Shrine Khoury-Haq condemns Tory pledge to scrap #ClimateChange Act

#coops #renewables

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

Co-op Group signs seven-year wind energy deal with RWE as its CEO criticises Tory plans to scrap Climate Change Act

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

UK's Co-operative, Nationwide Building Societh and Triodos Bank names 'eco-providers' by Which - with no exposure to #fossilfuels in #banking activities

#coops #mutuals #ethicalfinance #sustainability #climatechange

UK's Co-op Bank and Nationwide BS named 'eco-providers' by Which?

The Co-op Bank and Triodos Bank have been named “eco-providers“ by Which?, in a report noting their absence of exposure to fossil fuels

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 3d

East of England Co-op wins Retail Industry Awards recognising its community support efforts and its use of AI tech to cut food waste

East of England wins big at the Retail Industry Awards

East of England Co-op wins Retail Industry Awards recognising its community support efforts and its use of AI tech to cut food waste

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 3d

Consolidation trend in #creditunions sector continues as Canada's Vancity and First credit unions given regulatory approval to merge

Vancity and First credit unions given regulatory approval to merge

Canada’s Vancity Savings Credit Union and First Credit Union have received approval by the provincial regulator to merge

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 3d

Singapore #coops mark centenary with new 10-year roadmap

Sng Ler Jun reports from celebration held by the Singapore National Cooperative Federation

Singapore co-ops mark centenary with new 10-year roadmap

Sng Ler Jun reports from the centenary celebration of the Singapore co-op movement, with the launch of a 10-year roadmap

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 7d

We hear from Matt Bland from the Association of British #CreditUnions about a fringe session at the Labour Party conference on inclusive growth

With the Building Societies Association, Employee Ownership Association, Co-operatives UK and Association of Financial Mutuals

Matt Bland on Labour conference: ‘We must seize this opportunity with both hands’

Matt Bland tells credit unions they must make the most of the government's aim to expand their role in driving inclusive economic growth.

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

UK #retail #coops Central and Midcounties in discussions around landmark merger

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Central Co-op and Midcounties in discussions around landmark merger

Pictured: Debbie Robinson (Central CEO); Irene Kirkman (Midcounties president); Elaine Dean (Central President); Phil Ponsonby (Midcounties CEO) The UK’s two largest independent retail co-operatives –...

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

Can the #coops model revive struggling rural economies? Update on UK's #Cooperative #Retail Society Network, a partnership between Plunkett UK, @cooperativesuk.bsky.social and retail co-ops @midcountiescoop.bsky.social, Central, Southern, Radstock, and Co-op Group

Rural co-op network works to drive community ownership

Updates on the Co-operative Retail Society Network, a rural development partnership between retail societies and Plunkett UK

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 5d

After the UK's #coops and #mutuals attended fringe sessions at the Labour Party conference, what do you think of the government's actions for inclusive growth?

Check out our conference report here

Labour conference: Co-ops position themselves as inclusive growth enablers

Report from co-op fringe events at the UK Labour conference which discussed the sector's role in driving inclusive growth

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

Closing ceremony of International Year of #Cooperatives to be held at World Social Development Summit in Doha

#coops #IYC2025 @icacoop.bsky.social

IYC closing ceremony will be held at Doha summit

The ICA will hold the closing ceremony of the International Year of Cooperatives as a side event to the World Summit for Social Development

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

International Labour Organization develops new tools to boost #coops statistics around the world in a bid to drive sector development

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

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released two publications in a bid to improve the measurement of co-ops at global level

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

Can the #coops model revive struggling rural economies? Update on UK's #Cooperative #Retail Society Network, a partnership between Plunkett UK, @cooperativesuk.bsky.social and retail co-ops @midcountiescoop.bsky.social, Central, Southern, Radstock, and Co-op Group

Rural co-op network works to drive community ownership

Updates on the Co-operative Retail Society Network, a rural development partnership between retail societies and Plunkett UK

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

Scotmid Co-op announces Alzheimer Scotland as its new charity partner

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Scotmid Co-op announces Alzheimer Scotland as its new charity partner

Scotmid Co-op has announced Alzheimer Scotland as its new charity partner for 2025–26, pledging to raise funds and awareness

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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 6d

Last week, Ewan presented at a packed Community Energy London meeting, showcasing our FREE volunteering tool, Community Energy Connect 📣

The platform has hit the ground running, filling nearly 70% of opportunities in its first month!

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

World's #coops talk culture at Unesco's Mondiacult conference

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Co-ops talk culture at Unesco's Mondiacult conference

Discussion at Mondiacult follows Unesco's recognition of organising as a co-op as an intangible cultural heritage

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

‘There’s never been a more important time to be purchasing on fair trading terms and fair working conditions’

Fairtrade Foundation CEO Eleanor Harrison talks to Co-op News for #FairtradeFortnight

#Fairtrade #coops

Fairtrade Foundation CEO Eleanor Harrison on hope, fairness and co-ops

'There’s never been a more important time to be purchasing on fair trading terms and fair working conditions'

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 7d

UK #retail co-op turns 20: Midcounties Co-op hails milestone of more than 500,000 volunteer hours

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Midcounties Co-op hails milestone of more than 500,000 volunteer hours

Midcounties Co-op has marked its 20th anniversary with a list of 20 landmark achievements, from membership to community support

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