The 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 fulfill their purpose. They are social businesses because they put people, not profit at the centre of the enterprise.
BCCM holiday hours
The BCCM will close over Christmas from 17 December and will reopen on 17 January 2022. Our best wishes for a restful and safe holiday season.
Leading the Resilience
Our report on the response of Australian co-ops and mutuals to the COVID-19 pandemic staying true to their purpose of serving their members.
Fightback Farmers
Fightback Farmers: Feeding Australia Together follows the fascinating journey of Aussie primary producers as they battle to save their businesses from the brink of disaster. Watch on ABC iview.
Current campaigns
Community resilience and recovery
Community resilience and recovery highlights the role of co-operatives in helping communities bounce back from the 2019/20 bushfires.
Action to Empower: Social Care Mutuals
Action to Empower is our campaign to empower consumers and carers in social care markets to take back control through business model innovation.
Blueprint for Australia
Our policy guide for a sustainable economy that works in the interest of all Australians.
Upcoming events & training
6 December 2021
ESG Partner Project Community of Practice Meeting
This project is designed to give mutuals and co-operatives a leading edge in the burgeoning ESG investment market.
7 December 2021
BCCM Public Affairs Committee meeting
The BCCM Public Affairs Committee is being formed to coordinate the sector’s activities and provide feedback for the BCCM on policy and advocacy matters in the lead up to the next election cycle.
8 December 2021
Social Care Community of Practice
Invitation only. The next Social Care Community of Practice will be held on Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm AEDT.
9 December 2021
Launch of the Indigenous Inclusion Report and Aboriginal Business Mini Summit
Launch of Doing Business Together, the third report in the BCCM diversity and inclusion series, on Indigenous inclusion in co-operatives and mutuals.
Latest news
30 November 2021
Farm co-op champion elected to represent Australian sector in the Asia-Pacific region
Natalie Browning, Deputy Chair of Australia’s largest co-operative and a founding member of the BCCM – CBH Group, was today elected to the regional board of the International Co-operative...
30 November 2021
More than 25 industry associations take aim at labour shortages
The BCCM has joined more than 25 industry associations in signing agreements to help tackle Australia’s growing skills and labour shortages.
29 November 2021
Mutual sector posts strong growth in home lending
Strong homebuyer demand has spurred growth among mutual banks, building societies, and credit unions over the past year.
Latest videos
The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals
The BCCM is the peak body for co-ops and mutuals in Australia.
Mutual Value Measurement©
The MVM Framework© helps co-ops and mutuals measure their total value creation through a set of common dimensions and shared language about measuring and reporting mutual value.
Fightback Farmers: Feeding Australia Together
New ABC documentary featuring local heroes showing why co-operative farming could be a solution for modern agriculture and its communities
2021 National Mutual Economy Report
The 2021 National Mutual Economy Report measures the size and the performance of the Australian co-operative and mutual sector.
Co-operatives in Northern Rivers NSW
Thousands of people and businesses collaborate in co-operatives in Northern Rivers NSW, to bring $2.4 billion to the regional economy.
Latest research
This report, commissioned by the BCCM, looks at four case studies around Australia where a local co-operative has been the backbone of community resilience and recovery following disaster.
This report examines the nature of company boards’ understanding and familiarity with the concept of social responsibility and the importance of their corporate footprint being open to scrutiny.
This report focusses on the potential contribution of co-operatives and mutuals to innovation and reforms in aged care and disability services, informed by Australian experiences and a BCCM study tour...
Case studies
Australia’s largest fishing co-operative, formed by a small group of Western Australian rock lobster fishermen.
Bank Australia became the first mutual bank in Australia in 2011 when it secured a banking licence.
Kudos is Australia’s first public service mutual to form from a government agency, operating in the NDIS.
Our members