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
4 December 2023
Finding senior leaders: A recruitment guide for co-ops and mutuals
Recruitment expert Geoff Curran, Practice Leader at Gerard Daniels, shares his valuable insights into the recruitment process for senior leadership positions in co-operatives and mutuals.
4 December 2023
BCCM CEO disappointed by the ACCC’s decision
Coles expects its acquisition of two state-of-the-art automated milk processing facilities from Saputo Dairy Australia will be completed in the first half of next year
1 December 2023
Are co-ops the answer to Australian housing crisis?
Housing affordability in Australia has been a hot topic for some time, recently flaring up due to massive rent and housing price increases post-COVID-19 lockdowns.
2023 BCCM Leader’s Summit wrap-up
Read our 2023 Taste of Australia Dinner and Leaders’ Summit wrap-up, watch the highlights video and find yourself in the photo galleries
BCCM launches $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
5 December 2023
Australian and New Zealand perspectives on Cooperative Identity
An invitation to discuss Australian and New Zealand perspectives on co-operative identity.
29 January 2024
Sustainable Mutual Business Community of Practice
The BCCM’s new Sustainable Mutual Business Community of Practice is a forum exclusively for BCCM members to share knowledge and practice on environmental, social and governance sustainability.
27 February 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.
8 April 2024
Study tour of European housing co-operative sectors
Explore the world’s largest co-op housing markets for answers to the Australian housing crisis on the 2024 BCCM European Co-op Housing Tour.
Current campaigns
The BCCM's ten years of co-operation
In 2023 we are celebrating ten years of the BCCM – the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals. Follow our campaign.
Co-operative and Mutual Climate Policy
Co-operative and mutual enterprises are coming together to accelerate action towards tackling climate change.
Blueprint for Australia
Our policy guide for a sustainable economy that works in the interests of all Australians.
Latest videos
2023 National Mutual Economy Report
The 2023 National Mutual Economy Report measures the size and the performance of the Australian co-operative and mutual sector.
Cracking the code on IWD2023
Co-ops and mutuals are #CrackingTheCode this #IWD2023 by leveraging inclusive technologies, embracing disruptive innovation and ensuring access to education..
Mutual Value Measurement is the answer
Andrew Haigh, Newcastle Building Society CEO, talks about the Mutual Value Measurement Framework©.
Co-op Women's Voices: Melina Morrison
Melina Morrison's 2022 Co-op Women's Voices Interview with Rebecca Harvey (Co-operative News) and Sarah Alldred (Co-operative College).
Relevance and inspiration – connecting with the next generation of co-operators
2022 BCCM Summit Closing keynote speaker Ana Aguirre, President, Youth Network, International Co-operative Alliance.
Discretionary Risk Mutuals
Interview with Capricorn CEO Jim Glossat, Unimutual CEO Geoff Henderson, CivicRisk Mutual CEO Andrew Armitstead and BCCM CEO Melina Morrison.
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
Co-operatives in Northern Rivers NSW
Thousands of people and businesses collaborate in co-operatives in the Northern Rivers region of NSW, bringing $2.4 billion to the regional economy.
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