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 fulfil their purpose. They are social businesses because they put people, not profit, at the centre of the enterprise.
2023 Taste of Australia Dinner and Leaders' Summit
Tickets are on sale for the 2023 Taste of Australia Dinner and BCCM Leaders' Summit, 25-26 October in Brisbane.
2023 National Mutual Economy Report
This year's NME Report marks ten years of landmark research on Australia’s co-operative and mutual movement.
BCCM launches $7m social care program
The Care Together Program is Australia’s first co-operative and mutual enterprise support program in social care.
Latest news
14 September 2023
UN urges development partnership with the co-operative movement
The International Cooperative Alliance has welcomed the 2023 UN Secretary General report on cooperatives in social development .
12 September 2023
Monash, BCCM receive shortlist nomination
Monash Business School with the BCCM, has been nominated for the Best Business School Partnership Award at the AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards 2024.
8 September 2023
Lord Kennedy of Southwark PC Australia speaking tour
The Rt. Hon. Lord Kennedy of Southwark PC, opposition chief whip in the UK House of Lords, was in Canberra earlier in the month, together with BCCM CEO Melina Morrison.
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.
Upcoming events & training
21 September 2023
Social Care Community of Practice
Invitation only. The next Social Care Community of Practice will be held on Thursday, 21 September 2023, 3:00 – 5:00 pm AEST.
26 September 2023
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 CME sector.
23 October 2023
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.
25 October 2023
Chairs’ Forum
The only cross-sector meeting for the Chairs of Australia’s leading co-operative and mutual enterprises.
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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