17-28 September 2018 London · Surrey · Manchester The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) in association with Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) is conducting a study tour for a select group of health and social care administrators and commissioners to learn from UK experience where new social enterprise mutuals have formed in health and social care. A unique opportunity […]

96th International Co-operative Day, 24th United Nations International Day of Co-Operatives The International Day of Co-operatives is coming up on 7 July.  We are convinced that all together we can make #coopsday a big buzz. Theme: Sustainable consumption and production of goods and services Slogan: Sustainable societies through cooperation WHAT YOU CAN DO Spread the […]

We are delighted to host our 2018 Summit from 14-15 November in Adelaide and invite you to register with other leaders for a day of insightful discussion on the conference theme, Our Stories, Our Strength – Brand dominance, co-ops and mutuals.

Creating a reliable method of measuring the total social and economic value of Australia’s thriving cooperative and mutual enterprises could have global implications. Cooperatives and mutual enterprises are among our most recognisable household companies. A remarkable 80 per cent of Australians have some link to this sector; banking with them, buying insurance from them, or […]

The strength of the Australian co-operative sector has been recognised internationally, with two founding members of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) listed among the world’s top 300 largest co-operatives by the World Co-operative Monitor. “The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals congratulates co-operative grain giant CBH and health mutual HCF on this […]

NME Report 2017 shows the contribution of co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs) is 8.3% of Australia’s GDP Australia has more than 2,100 active CMEs with more than 29 million members $140 billion in total value-add with 76 cents of every dollar reinvested in local communities Turnover of Top 100 CMEs grows by 6.6% a year, […]

Federal Government to unlock potential of Australian co-op and mutual sector: sector peak body CEO available for comment Government adopts all recommendations of Hammond Review to grow co-ops and mutuals Capital raising will be possible for co-op and mutual sector representing more than 8% of the Australian economy Customer-owned banks acknowledged by Treasurer Scott Morrison […]