The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) is the peak body for co-operatives and mutuals in Australia. Co-ops and mutuals are member-owned businesses that trade for surplus to fulfil their purpose. They are social businesses because they put people, not profit, at the centre of the enterprise.
Latest news
22 October 2024
BCCM names its 2024 Honour Roll inductees
Eight outstanding leaders of Australian co-operatives and mutuals have been added to the BCCM Honour Roll for 2024, with this year’s inductees coming from banking and financial services,...
22 October 2024
BCCM anniversary list: 2024 member anniversaries
Introducing the inaugural BCCM anniversary list, honouring significant milestone birthdays of our members, proudly presented in 2024 by HIF and Capricorn.
17 October 2024
Australia urged to look to Europe for solutions to housing crisis
The Federal Government should commit to the adoption of co-operative housing models that have proven successful in European countries as part of the solution to Australia’s rental affordability...
International Year of Cooperatives in 2025
UN Resolution calls for a second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025.
BCCM's $7m social care program
The Care Together Program is Australia’s first co-operative and mutual enterprise support program in social care.
The Bunya Fund
Find out how your co-op or mutual can help address the funding and advice gap for early-stage co-operative and mutual enterprises or initiatives.
Upcoming events & training
21 November 2024
Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives
Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives holds biannual meetings at Australian Parliament House to focus political attention on the sector.
26 November 2024
Mutual Mindset: An Introduction to Co-operatives and Mutuals
A program for employees of co-operative and mutual businesses developed to ensure a consistent level of knowledge across the co-operative and mutual sector.
28 November 2024
Social Care Community of Practice
The next Care Together Program Social Care Community of Practice will be held on Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3 – 5 pm AEDT.
5 February 2025
ESG webinar 4: Sustainability reporting and communications – best practice for co-ops and mutuals
This workshop will cover both regulatory and voluntary sustainability reporting.
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