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Summit explores progress on EU Social Economy Action Plan

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 9h

EU #SocialEconomy Action Plan summit: Sector leaders, including Giuseppe Guerini of @coopseurope.bsky.social and Diiana Dovgan of @cecop.bsky.social, urge more robust support for sector

#coops #Europe

European social economy and co-op sector leaders call for more support at summit on Social Economy Action Plan

Cooperation Jackson calls for support as Trump policies hit finances

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

Mississippi-based worker #coops and solidarity economy network Cooperation Jackson calls for support as #Trump policies hit finances

Worker co-op organisation Cooperation Jackson makes plea for funding after Trump policies cut off its supply of donors

Central Co-op raises £350k for charity partner Samaritans

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

UK's Central Co-op raises £350k for charity partner Samaritans after members ask to prioritise #mentalhealth

Central Co-op says it has raised £350,000 for charity partner Samaritans after a year of efforts to support the charity’s work

Eco-friendly housing co-op gains funding from CCF and Co-op Loan Fund

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

Eco-friendly housing co-op near Stirling, Scotland, gains funding from Co-operative and Community Finance and Co-op Loan Fund

#coops #sustainability #housing

The family and friends behind Big Step Housing Co-op say they want to create a space where wealth, skills and resources can be redistributed

Co-op Group plans move to 100% ASC certification for farmed seafood

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 1d

Co-op Group pledges to move to 100% Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification for own-brand farmed seafood

#coops #retail

Co-op Group plans to transition 100% of its standard own-brand seafood to Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification by 2027

Trump axes CDFI Fund staff – while credit unions muster shutdown support

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

#Trump govt axes staff at CDFI Fund which supports #creditunions in low-income and underserved areas. Meanwhile credit unions scramble to help members through #shutdown

The Trump administration has laid off all staff at the CDFI Fund, which supports credit unions in low-income and underserved areas

Short film commemorates centenary of Singapore’s co-op movement

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

Short film commemorates centenary of Singapore’s #coops movement: Ler Jun Sng reports reports on a celebration event by national sector apex SNCF

Ler Jun Sng reports on the centenary anniversary of Singapore’s co-operative movement and the launch of a short-film to commemorate it

Trump axes CDFI Fund staff – while credit unions muster shutdown support

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

#Trump govt axes staff at CDFI Fund which supports #creditunions in low-income and underserved areas. Meanwhile credit unions scramble to help members through #shutdown

The Trump administration has laid off all staff at the CDFI Fund, which supports credit unions in low-income and underserved areas

Plunkett to work with Barratt Redrow on community business planning

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

Plunkett UK enters partnership with Barratt Redrow in bid to promote the potential of community-owned local assets and services at the homebuilder’s new and existing sites

#coops #housing #communitybusiness

Rural community business charity Plunkett UK has announced a three-year strategic partnership with Barratt Redrow

Plunkett to work with Barratt Redrow on community business planning

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

Plunkett UK enters partnership with Barratt Redrow in bid to promote the potential of community-owned local assets and services at the homebuilder’s new and existing sites

#coops #housing #communitybusiness

Rural community business charity Plunkett UK has announced a three-year strategic partnership with Barratt Redrow

Co-op Group wants action in autumn budget to save small shops

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 2d

Co-op Group wants action in UK autumn budget to save small shops, warning 60,000 shops could go to the wall without business rates reform

Co-op Group's On Your Corner, In Your Corner campaign warns 60,000 shops could go to the wall without business rates reform

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

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

Heart of England Co-op wins accolades for new membership portal

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 5d

Heart of England Co-op wins accolades for new membership portal at national Memcom awards

#coops #retail #tech

After a switch to a digital portal increased its new membership rate, Heart of England Co-op has won two national accolades

Co-op Group relaunches energy buying group to push green power

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 5d

UK's Co-op Group relaunches #energy buying group Co-op Power to help firms source #renewables

#coops #retail #sustainability #cleanenergy #climatechange

Co-op Group relaunches energy buying group Co-op Power “to help like-minded businesses save money and source green, low-cost energy”

Government scheme allocates €96m to social enterprises in Romania

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

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

#socialeconomy #socents

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

Electric co-op projects lose federal funding grants

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 6d

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

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

Co-ops recognised at Social Economy Awards

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 7d

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

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

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

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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 7d

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

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

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

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 7d

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

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

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

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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 wants merger rules eased to help the sector face down competition from big banks, fintechs and global tech giants

French retail group Coopérative U to open stores in Rwanda

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

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

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

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

#coops #banking

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

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

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

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

Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 8d

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

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