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SUMMARY:Roundtable | The circular economy and co-operatives
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a discussion on how the co-operative business model can support the circular economy\, which aims to shift our wasteful ‘linear’ economy based on ‘take\, make\, use and dispose’\, to keeping material resources in use or ‘circulating’ for as long as possible through design\, making\, reuse\, repair and recycling. \nUnpack this topic further with the current Thinker in Residence\, co-operatives expert Dr Guy Turnbull\, who will cover: \n\nWhat is a co-operative business model?\nHow a co-operatives model can help support the development of a circular economy throughout South Australia\nHow circular economy businesses can benefit from becoming co-operatives\nIf you’re working in the environment\, sustainability\, private or public sectors with a focus on the circular economy in any form\, we encourage you to attend this event.\n\nEvent Details\nDate: Wednesday 21 November 2018 \nTime: 12:00pm – 2:00pm \nLocation: Level 11\, Flinders Boardroom\, Flinders University\, 182 Victoria Square \nLunch will be provided \nRegister online \nThis event is organised by the Don Dunstan Foundation in partnership with Green Industries South Australia as part of our Thinkers in Residence Program. Get more information about the program and how it aims to grow jobs in the Purpose Economy within South Australia.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/roundtable-the-circular-economy-and-co-operatives/
LOCATION:Flinders University\, Level 11\, Flinders Boardroom\, 182 Victoria Square\, Adelaide\, SA\, 5000\, Australia
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181116
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SUMMARY:2018 BCCM Leaders’ Summit and Industry Dinner
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals Leaders’ Summit is the annual flagship event for the sector. 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. \nThe Summit kicks off with the Taste of Australia Industry Dinner on the evening of Wednesday 14 November. The industry’s ‘night of nights’ is a unique mix of stunning food\, entertainment and guest speakers. The star of the night is the co-operative produce sourced from across the nation. \nThe Summit is a comprehensive one-day programme on 15 November featuring international keynote speakers and trade delegations from China. The Summit is designed for senior executives\, directors and business leaders from across the co-operative and mutual economy. The programme is relevant to CEOs and their senior managers in finance\, strategy\, member relations\, communications\, government relations and directors of boards. \nThis event has sold out every year and is restricted to 140 delegates. We have also secured discounted rates at the Mayfair Hotel in Adelaide Summit delegates. For multiple registrations of more than three delegates please contact BCCM Summit Convenor Bev Wood on summit@bccm.coop or 0411 790 777. #bccmsummit \n\n2018 Summit wrap up\n2018 BCCM Summit agenda\n\nTaste of Australia Dinner\nWednesday 14 November 2018 The Auditorium\, Adelaide Town Hall\, Adelaide \n \n \nCEO Summit\nThursday 15 November 2018 Riverbank Rooms\, Adelaide Convention Centre\, Adelaide \n\nOpening Keynote – Emer Coleman\, Digital & Technology Leader\, Co-op Digital\, UK\nClosing Plenary Speaker – Steve Laidlaw\, CEO\, People’s Choice Credit Union\n\n   \n  \n \nTour of the Barossa Valley & Lunch in the Vines\nFriday 16 November 2018 – Optional Day A bespoke tour to leading co-operative businesses in the Barossa ending with al fresco vineyard lunch featuring local wine and produce. \nPlatinum Sponsors
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/2018-bccm-leaders-summit-and-industry-dinner/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20181113T153000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20181113T170000
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SUMMARY:Measuring Co-operative Value with Monash University
DESCRIPTION:With Thinker in Residence Dr Guy Turnbull (UK) and the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals \nYou’re invited to join our international expert on co-operatives\, Dr Guy Turnbull\, and guests of Monash University & the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) for a Dunstan Dialogue about measuring co-operative value. This session aims to explore how we can measure the value of the co-operative sector following Monash Universities latest research on the Mutual Value Measurement© Project. \nThis Dunstan Dialogue will feature presentations from: \n\nDr Guy Turnbull\, Thinker in Residence\nMelina Morrison\, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals\nDr Paul Thambar\, Monash University\n\nWe recommend this session if you are in the private\, public\, non-for-profit and research sectors or if you have an interest in social impact measurement or social business models. \nDate:       Tuesday 13 November 2018 \nTime:       3.30pm – 5.00pm \nLocation: Flinders Boardroom\, Level 11\, Flinders University\, 182 Victoria Square\, Adelaide SA 5000 \nCost :       $20* (Afternoon Tea Provided) \nThe Dunstan Dialogues are a series of discussions between prominent visiting thinkers\, and leaders in our state to exchange knowledge\, make connections and collaborate. The Don Dunstan Foundation has hosted dialogues featuring a number of prominent speakers. Find out more about our Dunstan Dialogue series and our previous speakers. \nThis event is organised by the Don Dunstan Foundation in partnership with Monash University and the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals is part of our Thinkers in Residence Program. Access more information about the program and how it aims to grow jobs in the Purpose Economy within South Australia.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/measuring-co-operative-value-with-monash-university/
LOCATION:Flinders University\, Level 11\, Flinders Boardroom\, 182 Victoria Square\, Adelaide\, SA\, 5000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Per Capita: From Cultures of Compromise to a Stance of Possibility
DESCRIPTION:Disability inclusion in the cooperative and mutuals sector  \nKey speaker: Dr Guy Turnbull\, thinker in residence\, Don Dunstan Foundation \nAgenda\n\nIntroduction and purpose of the day\nFrom cultures of compromise to a stance of possibility. Traditionally\, workplace cultures frame disability in terms of regulatory requirements\, burden of cost and OH&S considerations. How do we move from these ‘cultures of compromise’ to a stance of possibility? Inclusive workplaces bring commercial benefits\, improve workplace culture and are not more costly. They also have the potential to drive broader social impact.\nWhat are the emerging narratives around disability inclusion in cooperatives and mutuals’ sector? Voice\, empowerment and leadership: How does the cooperatives and mutuals sector support workers with disability – and what are the gaps?\nHow does a cooperatives’ business model promote inclusive work practices? While (Per Capita) research shows a majority of workers in the co-operatives and mutuals’ sector feel their workplace ‘already inclusive’ and a significant majority of staff support employing people with disability\, does a ‘disability perception gap’ mask negative attitudes and experiences people with disability often face?\nSummary: from action planning to action: what comes next?\n\nEvent details\nDate: 13 November 2018 \nTime: 12.30pm – 2.30pm \nVenue: Flinders University \nBook online today
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/per-capita-from-cultures-of-compromise-to-a-stance-of-possibility/
LOCATION:Flinders University\, Level 11\, Flinders Boardroom\, 182 Victoria Square\, Adelaide\, SA\, 5000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180929
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SUMMARY:Study tour of the UK Mutuals
DESCRIPTION:BCCM’s study tour of the UK Mutuals programme 2018\nA unique opportunity to learn about mutuals and co-operatives and how successive UK Governments have incorporated member ownership in the delivery of health and human services to increase diversity and choice in the market\, improve the quality and productivity of services and create better jobs. \n\nDownload BCCM UK Study Tour Registration Brochure\nDownload BCCM UK Study Tour Itinerary\nView the BCCM UK STudy Tour Photo Gallery\n\nFor further information\, please contact Gillian McFee: \nE. gillian.mcfee@bccm.coop | M. 0413018312. \nMeet the UK study tour team\n\nTour leader – Gillian McFee\nAdvisor\, BCCM\n\nGillian McFee is an adviser to the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM). She specialises in Community Service Mutuals and works with the BCCM to grow awareness about the role of co-operatives and mutuals in human services such as the NDIS\, disability employment\, community care and housing. \nIn 2014 – 2016 Gillian chaired the BCCM’s Public Service Mutuals Taskforce which produced a White Paper on how co-operatives and mutuals provide an alternative to existing organisation forms and to the privatisation of public services. \n \nTour manager – Alexandra Hordern\nHead of Corporate Affairs\, BCCM\n\nAlexandra Hordern is the General Manager of Corporate Affairs at the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals. Alexandra deals with stakeholder engagement and policy development for the Council. \nAlexandra works with various government and non-government groups in relation to policy development and the development of the co-operative and mutual sector in Australia. Alexandra also liaises with the International Co-operative Alliance in relation to strengthening the ties of the Australian sector with that of the international sector.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/study-tour-of-the-uk-mutuals/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180627T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20180627T140000
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SUMMARY:Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives lunch
DESCRIPTION:Bipartisanship in politics is rare\, but the support for Australia’s 2000 cooperatives and mutuals was on display today at the Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives lunch. \nCo-chaired by Senator The Hon. Bridget McKenzie and The Hon. Dr. Andrew Leigh MP\, the Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives was created in 2017 to raise awareness and further the cause of member-owned enterprises.  Senator McKenzie and Dr Leigh organised today’s lunch\, joined by representatives of the Prime Minister’s office\, as well as the personal staff of Ministers Cash\, Frydenberg and Fierravanti-Wells and Adam Bandt.Politicians in attendance included: \n\nSenator Fraser Anning\nMr Tony Pasin MP\nMr Ben Morton MP\nSenator Andrew Bartlett\nMs Julie Owens MP\nMs Lisa Singh MP\nSenator Steve Martin\nMr Kevin Hogan MP\nSenator Rex Patrick\n\nAs co-chair\, Senator McKenzie said she was proud to support the co-operative and mutual sector. She spoke about the power of co-ops and mutuals within local communities\, regional areas\, rural health and sport\, noting that the implementation of the Hammond Review recommendations will enable the sector to grow. \nDr Leigh said he was proud the Labor Party was headlining policy on the co-operative and mutual sector\, with positive comments about the member-owned business model. \nThe BCCM was delighted to welcome long-term supporters of the sector including Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell and Su McCluskey. \nA multiparty turnout is welcome – and rare – in Canberra and confirms the support BCCM and the sector has among political decision-makers.  “We are a uniquely placed sector able to appeal to a broad range of politicians\,” BCCM CEO Melina Morrison said in her address to the Parliamentary Friends. \nMember-owned businesses are trusted business partners to eight in ten voters in this country\, and there are more than 2000 Australian co-operative and mutual enterprises. In 2017\, they contributed 8.3 per cent of the nation’s GDP. \nView event photo gallery
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/parliamentary-friends-of-mutuals-and-co-operatives-lunch/
LOCATION:Parliament House Canberra\, Parliament Dr\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2600\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180622
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SUMMARY:The Global History of Co-operative Business
DESCRIPTION:NSW Deputy Premier The Hon. John Barilaro MP launched The Global History of Co-operative Business last night\, offering praise and support for co-operatives from the NSW National Party \nNSW Deputy Premier The Hon. John Barilaro MP launched The Global History of Co-operative Business\, by Professor Greg Patmore and Dr Nikola Balnave\, at NSW Parliament House\, on Thursday\, June 22. The launch was sponsored by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM)\, Australia’s only peak body to represent all member-owned businesses across all industries. \n“The role of co-operatives in NSW life\, particularly rural and regional life cannot be overstated\,” said Mr Barilaro at the book launch. “Co-operatives developed in the 1800s but remain relevant in the vastly changed globalised economy today. The principle of one vote per member is a great example of democracy in action\, ensuring that the voices of all members are heard. \n“NSW Co-operatives took off with the dairy co-ops in Kiama in 1883 and Bombala in 1894 and spread\, not only across the state but into other areas such as wheat\, seafood\, meat\, cotton and wool. The co-operative concept has spread well and truly beyond agriculture to other areas\, including retail\, real estate\, the arts\, wholesale trade\, taxi co-ops and of course\, finance with the rise of Credit Unions. \n“In the regions that I and my colleagues represent\, co-ops are an important part of not only the business of those regions\, but the wider community – whether it’s the workers directly employed by the co-op\, or the people picking up their evening meal from the Fisherman’s co-op\, perhaps playing a game or enjoying a meal at their local co-op run bowling\, RSL or golf club and catching a cab home afterwards. To enthusiasts brought together in a co-op by their passion\, be it restoring our state’s railway heritage or supporting our museums and history\, through to artists co-ops and the provision of child-care kindergarten services\, co-ops are an indispensable part of our communities. \n“I’m proud that the Country Party\, the predecessor of today’s National Party\, was a supporter of co-operatives across rural and regional NSW\, as outlined in Professor Patmore and Doctor Balnave’s book – it’s good to see that aspect of our long history get a little recognition. \n“The National Party I lead will continue to support co-operatives\, as they in turn support their members and the wider community. I’d like to thank Professor Patmore and Doctor Balnave for their work. This book documents a phenomenon that’s long been a part of Australian rural and regional life – as well as having an impact on the cities as well.”The book authors\, Professor Greg Patmore and Dr Nikki Balnave\, spoke at the launch. \n“This book provides an Australian perspective on the history of a significant movement that has benefited billions of individuals and still helps people meet contemporary issues that traditional markets fail to meet\,” said Professor Patmore. “The BCCM plays an important role in Australia in raising awareness of the co-operative model.” \n“It was wonderful to see so many co-operators in the same room\, together celebrating the history of the movement and looking with optimism to the future. BCCM organised a terrific launch and as always we appreciate their interest in\, and support for\, our co-op research\,” said Doctor Balnave. \nAs economists and policy writers increasingly reexamine the powerful co-operative business model\, this new work documents the significant contribution co-operatives have made to the economic and social development of communities all over the world\, and why co-operatives remain important today.= \n“This book is an incredible resource for anyone interested in co-operatives and what makes them such a successful business model\,” said BCCM CEO Melina Morrison. “We are indebted to Professor Patmore and Dr Balnave for their accurate depiction of the co-operative business model and its historical roots of self-help and entrepreneurship. The BCCM is delighted to see the National Party’s historically important role in supporting co-operatives set up in NSW now recorded for posterity.” \nThere are more than 2000 Australian co-operative and mutual enterprises. In 2017\, they contributed 8.3 per cent of the nation’s GDP.  And while eight in 10 Australians are members of one\, only three in 10 know they are. \nAbout the authors\nGreg Patmore is Emeritus Professor of Business and Labour History and the Chair of the Co-operatives Research Group at the University of Sydney\, Australia. He is a member of the International Co-operative Alliance (Geneva) Global 300 Project. \nNikola Balnave is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Marketing and Management and a member of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University\, Australia. Nikki has been the President of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History since 2009. She has also been an executive member of the Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools in many capacities since its inception in 2009. \nAbout the book\nThis book provides an international perspective on the development of co-operatives since the mid-nineteenth century\, exploring the economic\, political\, and social factors that explain their varying fortunes and transformation into different forms. \nThis book is an invaluable resource for academics\, practitioners and policy makers: \n\nIt looks at what co-operatives are and how they have changed\nThe developments and persecutions of the co-operative movement\nHow co-operatives can drive development and self-sufficiency in non-industrialised areas\n\nPurchase The Global History of Co-operative Business online
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/the-global-history-of-co-operative-business/
LOCATION:NSW Parliament House\, 6 Macquarie Street\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:2017 Leaders’ Summit & Industry Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Given the significant successes\, record profits and growing membership experienced by the co-operative and mutual sector in recent years\, our success has not been without challenges. \nSome of these challenges relate to persistent\, systemic issues such as access to capital. Other challenges are cyclical\, such as the threat of demutualisation. These challenges are by no means unique to Australia\, as the similar experiences of CMEs around the globe shows. \nIt is likely many of our businesses will face the same issues in coming months and years and our businesses need to position themselves to deal with established and emerging threats. \nThis year’s Summit was a unique platform for our sector leaders to discuss these challenges and to share strategies for tackling adversity and turning it to advantage. Highlights of the program include an insider’s take on the ‘near death’ experiences of some iconic CMEs both here and abroad and a panel discussion with key regulators for their take on whether the operating environment for CMEs is fair. \nWe held our second Breakfast on the Hill at Parliament House in Brisbane\, in response to sector demand after last year’s oversubscribed inaugural breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra. \nWe’d like to thank all delegates and speakers for attending\, for their contributions and for making the Summit such a great success. It is another indication of the strength of the CME sector and the bright future we have. \nSummit highlights\nRelive the Summit week from the announcement on Hammond to closing drinks\, in words and pictures at our Summit story page.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/2017-leaders-summit-industry-dinner/
LOCATION:Stamford Plaza Hotel\, Brisbane\, Queensland\, 39 Edward St\, Brisbane\, Qld\, 4000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Platform Cooperativism: Trebor Scholz Australian Tour 2017
DESCRIPTION:Platform Cooperativism Events May 2017\n\nDisrupting the Digital Economy: The rise of platform co-operatives\, Adelaide\, 10:00am\, 22 May.\nThe Digital Economy meets the Co-operative Economy\, Adelaide\, 2:00pm\, 22 May.\nTransforming Work: How co-operatively owned digital platforms create jobs\, Adelaide\, 6:00pm\, 22 May.\nPlatforms\, Power\, People: How the platform economy will transform the way we do business – UTS Public Lecture and Panel Discussion\, Sydney\, 6:00pm\, 24 May.\nWill the real sharing economy please stand up?\, Melbourne\, 6:15 pm\, 25 May.\nTake Back the Sharing Economy with Platform Co-operatives\, Melbourne\, 9:30am\, 26 May.\n\nDisrupting the Digital Economy: The rise of platform co-operatives\nAdelaide\, 22 May 2017\, 10am-11.30am\nLevel 5 Conference Room\, New Ventures Institute\, Flinders University at Tonsley\, 1284 South Road\, Clovelly Park \nA free discussion with Trebor Scholz hosted by Green Industries South Australia in Adelaide\, 10am\, 22 May. \nWhat does the rise of co-operatively owned digital platforms mean for entrepreneurs? \nWhat does the rise of co-operatively owned digital platforms mean for entrepreneurs? Only a small percentage of startups will succeed. What happens to the majority that fail? \nWhat if many of those were great ideas that would have flourished with a different business model? What other possibilities are there to make a living doing the work you choose? \nPlatform co-operativism challenges the ‘winner takes all’ culture exemplified by Silicon Valley. \nCome and talk with Trebor Scholz\, a founder of the platform co-operativism movement\, and learn about the benefits of this model\, how it is being taken up around the world\, and how you can start your own platform co-op. \nFurther information. \nThe Digital Economy meets the Co-operative Economy\nAdelaide\, 22 May 2017\, 2pm-3.30pm\nAuditorium\, The Science Exchange\, 55 Exchange\, City \nA free discussion with Trebor Scholz and Melina Morrison (CEO\, BCCM) hosted by Green Industries South Australia in Adelaide\, 2pm\, 22 May. \nHow Platform Co-operatives are changing the way we work. \nDigital technologies are disrupting the very nature of work – its availability\, security\, and purpose. How can the digital phenomenon be channelled in a co-operative sense to achieve positive economic and social outcomes? \nCo-operative business models can provide greater economic security and retain value in the community where it is created. \nPlatform co-operatives are the merging of digital platforms and co-operative business models. \nMelina Morrison\, CEO of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals will present the evidence for the global renaissance of the co-operative business model and why co-ops could be the preferred model of business by 2030. Co-ops are described as the ‘Ninja Economy’\, hiding in plain sight. Melina will discuss the importance of co-ops to the national economy and what policy makers and regulators can do to help develop co-ops and mutuals. \nTrebor Scholz\, Platform Co-operative researcher and Associate Professor of Culture and Media from The New School in New York\, analyses the challenges posed by digital labour and introduces the concept of platform cooperativism as a way to put workers\, owners\, communities\, and cities in charge of the platforms they use to live\, work and play. Scholz will present case studies of platform co-ops from around the world\, and how governments are responding. \nFurther information. \nTransforming Work: How co-operatively owned digital platforms create jobs\nAdelaide\, 22 May 2017\, 6pm-7.30pm\nUniversity of Adelaide\, North Terrace Campus\, North Terrace\, City \nA free talk from Trebor Sholz presented by the Don Dunstan Foundation and Green Industries South Australia in Adelaide\, 6pm\, 22 May. \nDigital technologies are opening up new possibilities to help people find or build a livelihood in a world where the nature of work is changing fast. \nBut many of the digital platforms which have become synonymous with the ‘sharing economy’ or the ‘on demand’ economy are ‘platform monopolies’. These platforms are worth billions\, yet the ones who profit most are the platforms’ owners and investors\, even though their financial value is generated by everyone who uses them. \nThese platforms cast off the costs of conventional businesses by treating labour as independent contractors rather than employees – meaning gig economy workers do not enjoy benefits like stable work\, superannuation\, and leave entitlements. \nWhat if the technological heart of these online platforms was cloned into a cooperative model\, democratically operated by everyone who has a stake in them? \nPlatform Co-operatives\, an alternative to venture capital funded platforms\, are owned and governed by those who use them\, sharing the revenue with the people who make them valuable. \nCome and hear from Trebor Scholz\, a founder of the platform co-operativism movement and one of network culture’s toughest critics of the sharing economy. Learn about the benefits of this model\, case studies of how it is being taken up around the world\, and how platform co-ops are ‘disrupting the disruptors’. \n“Silicon Valley loves a good disruption… So let’s give them one.” Trebor Scholz \nFurther information. \nPlatforms\, Power\, People: How the platform economy will transform the way we do business – UTS Public Lecture and Panel Discussion\nSydney\, 24 May 2017\, 9.30am\,-12pm\nUTS\, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building\, Level 3 Auditorium\, 14-28 Ultimo Road\, Ultimo\, NSW 2007 \nDon’t miss international scholar-activist Associate Professor Trebor Scholz in conversation at a FREE public lecture in Sydney\, 6pm\, 24 May. \nMore than 40% of Australian executives say platform-based business models will be part of their core growth strategy within three years. But what do they need to do to get there? Who will be the challengers in this space? What will the growth of digital labour mean for their plans? Where will platforms sit with the growing peer-to-peer and digital co-op movements? \nWho wins and who loses in these new digital innovation eco-systems? \nIn this event\, international scholar-activist Associate Professor Trebor Scholz of The New School\, New York City\, Stocksy co-founder Brianna Wettlaufer\, and Melina Morrison\, BCCM CEO\, will join UTS Business School researchers Associate Professor Danielle Logue and Associate Professor Sarah Kaine to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the platform economy. \nThis event is hosted by: \n\nUTS BUSINESS SCHOOL\nUTS:CBSI – The Centre for Business and Social Innovation\nBCCM: Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals\n\nBook early to guarantee your seat for Sydney. Further information. \nWill the real sharing economy please stand up?\nMelbourne\, 25 May 2017\, 6.15 pm – 7.45 pm\nSwanston Hall\, Melbourne Town Hall\, 90-120 Swanston Street\, Melbourne\, VIC 3000 \nYou use it every time you catch an Uber or book a weekend away on AirBnB. You’re part of it when you borrow from a tool library\, swap food at a community garden\, or use open data to build an app. And if you make a living driving for Uber\, or bid for gigs on Airtasker and Sidekicker\, it’s your bread and butter. \nIt’s the sharing economy – and it’s revolutionising the way we work\, do business and build community. But how do we understand such a diverse phenomenon? Is it still ‘sharing’ when wages are earned and profits made? And why does this all matter to Melbourne? \nFurther information. \n\nMorning Workshop hosted by Commons Transition Coalition and Melbourne Law School – Take Back the Sharing Economy with Platform Co-operatives\nMelbourne\, 26 May 2017\, 9.30am-12.30pm\nMelbourne Law School\, 185 Pelham Street\, Lecture Theatre G08\, Carlton\, VIC 3053 \nThe Commons Transition Coalition presents Take Back the Sharing Economy with Platform Co-operatives with special guest Trebor Scholz in Melbourne\, 9:30am\, 26 May.  \nThe sharing economy has failed to live up to its promises. Platforms like Uber\, Airbnb and TaskRabbit extract value and profit from local communities while drivers\, errand runners\, and gig workers are deprived of rights while struggling to make a living wage. In 2014\, Scholz framed the concept of platform cooperativism to describe a new breed of enterprises that blends the technologies of the sharing economy with co-ownership and democratic governance. Platform co-ops like Stocksy United\, Green Taxi Cooperative and Up&Go demonstrate that a fairer future of work rooted in solidarity and local control is not only possible but rewarding. \nA nascent movement is gaining ground in Australia and bHive is working to become Australia’s first platform co-op by creating a sharing economy platform that is owned by and for the people of Bendigo. Trebor Scholz\, on his first trip to Melbourne\, will deliver a keynote on the latest developments\, opportunities\, and challenges for platform cooperatives worldwide. This will be followed by a presentation by Melina Morrison from the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals. The second half of the event will be a hands-on clinic with bHive Bendigo to unpack challenges related to funding\, co-operative structure\, technology and story-telling. \nFurther information. \nAbout platform cooperativism\n“The concept of “platform cooperative” has been proposed as an alternative to such “sharing economy” firms. A platform cooperative is an online platform (e.g. website\, mobile app) that is organised as a cooperative and owned by its employees\, customers\, users\, or other key stakeholders. \nWe fully support the broader movement of platform cooperativism. However\, we cannot be content with isolated cooperative alternatives designed to counter old forms of capitalism. A global counter-economy needs to be built. And this could happen through the creation of a global digital commons of knowledge.” – Michel Bauwens and Vasilis Kostakis\, “Cooperativism in the digital era\, or\, how to form a global counter-economy”\, OpenDemocracy.net\, 6 March 2017 \nRead more \nAbout Trebor Scholz\nTrebor Scholz is a scholar-activist and Associate Professor for Culture & Media at The New School in New York City. His book Uber-Worked and Underpaid. How Workers Are Disrupting the Digital Economy (Polity\, 2016) develops an analysis of the challenges posed by digital labour and introduces the concept of platform cooperativism as a way of joining the peer-to-peer and co-op movements with online labor markets while insisting on communal ownership and democratic governance. His next book will focus on the prospects of the cooperative online economy. His edited volumes include Digital Labor: The Internet as Playground and Factory (Routledge\, 2013)\, and Ours to Hack and to Own: Platform Cooperativism. A New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet (with Nathan Schneider\, OR\, 2016). In 2009\, Scholz started to convene the influential digital labor conferences at The New School. Today\, he frequently presents on the future of work\, solidarity\, and the Internet to media scholars\, lawyers\, activists\, designers\, developers\, union leaders\, and policymakers worldwide. Scholz is a member of the Barcelona Advisory Council on Technological Sovereignty. His articles and ideas have appeared in The Nation\, The Chronicle of Higher Education\, Le Monde\, and The Washington Post.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/platform-cooperativism-trebor-scholz-australian-tour-2017/
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SUMMARY:The Future is Co-operative: Making Mutual Enterprise Happen
DESCRIPTION:The unofficial godfather of co-operatives in Victoria\, Race Mathews\, has released his magnum opus\, Of Labour and Liberty: Distributism in Victoria (1891-1966). To celebrate this landmark publication\, the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) will support two days of events in Melbourne that combine engagement with leaders of co-operative thought and practice and opportunities for skill-sharing for those interested in co-operatively building the Australian economy for the common good. \nLabour\, Liberty and Co-operatives – in discussion with Race Mathews\nWhen: 6-8 pm\, Friday\, 28 April 2017 \nWhere: Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Place\, Melbourne VIC 3000 \nRace Mathews will discuss his new book Of Labour and Liberty: Distributism in Victoria 1891-1966 (Monash University Press\, 2017) and the case for an evolved distributism for contemporary Australia with commentary on co-operatives as a vehicle for this vision from: \n\nMelina Morrison (CEO\, Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals) – supporting the co-operative movement in Victoria; and\nGodfrey Moase (Assistant General Branch Secretary\, National Union of Workers) – co-operation and the future of work.\nThe Hon. Andrew Leigh MP via video message (Shadow Assistant Treasurer\, Co-chair Parliamentary Friends of Mutuals and Co-operatives)\n\nThe Future is Co-operative: Making Mutual Enterprise Happen – Symposium and Skill-Share\nWhen: 9 am-4 pm\, Saturday\, 29 April 2017 \nWhere: Church of All Nations\, 180 Palmerston St\, Carlton VIC 3053 \nA day for Victorian co-operators\, supporters and anyone interested to meet for workshops\, skill-sharing and discussion including the launch of a Victorian chapter of the BCCM. \nProgram\nMC: Murali Maheswaran\, The Still Dynamic \n9 – 9:15 am – Introducing the day\, Antony McMullen\, Chancellor of the 888 Antipodean Order of Froth Blowers Co-operative and all round co-op nerd. \n9:15 – 9:45 am – Learning from co-operative history – Race Mathews\, author Of Labour and Liberty and the unofficial godfather of the Victorian co-operative movement. \n9:45 – 10:30 am – The national vision for a mutual economy – Melina Morrison (BCCM) (and Launch of Co-operatives Victoria – the Victorian Chapter of the BCCM). \n10:30 – 11 am – Platform Cooperativism NYC – bringing the lessons back to Australia – Darren Sharp\, co-founder of Commons Transition Coalition and Australian Editor of Shareable \n11:00 -11:15am – Break \n11:15 – 12:15 pm – Making it Happen – panel discussion  \nModerator – Angela Perry – member of the Prime Minister’s Community and Business Partnership Committee and Chair\, Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand  \n\nAnna Boddenberg – Earthworker Co-operative organiser\nJoanna Battersby – CEO of Supporting Independent Living Co-operative (SILC)\nRenata Feruglio – former co-founder of Temple Brewing and now co-founder of The 888 Antipodean Order of Froth Blowers Co-operative (and brewery)\nCarolyn Suggate – co-founder of Organic and Regenerative Investment Co-operative (ORICoop)\n\n12:15 – 1:15 pm – Lunch \n1:15 – 2:30 pm – Co-operative Conversations Skill-share  \n\nWhy co-op? Designing for flourishing – Murali Maheswaran\, The Still Dynamic and The 888 Antipodean Order of Froth Blowers Co-operative and Antony McMullen\, fellow Froth Blower and co-opreneur\nRegional place-based co-operation – Ian McBurney co-founder of BHive Bendigo (a prospective regional platform co-operative startup) and Elsie L’Huillier – Commons Transition Coalition and Founding Mentor of BHive Bendigo\nSocial investment in co-operation – Carolyn Suggate – co-founder of Organic and Regenerative Investment Co-operative (ORICoop) and Angela Perry – member of the Prime Minister’s Community and Business Partnership Committee and Chair\, Employee Ownership Australia and New Zealand\nCommunity service co-operation – Joanna Battersby – CEO of Supporting Independent Living Co-operative (SILC)\nCo-operatively democratising energy – Godfrey Moase\, Assistant General Branch Secretary of the National Union of Workers\nIncubating co-operative agriculture today – Cameron Neill\, co-founder of Ethical Fields and former head of Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand\n\n3:15 – 3:30 pm – Break \n3:30 – 3:45 pm – Closing Remarks – Race Mathews – author Of Labour and Liberty. \nSummary of Of Labour and Liberty\nWhat will the future of work\, social freedom and employment look like? In an era of increased job insecurity and social dislocation\, is it possible to reshape economics along democratic lines in a way that genuinely serves the interests of the community? Of Labour and Liberty arises from Race Mathews’s half a century and more of political and public policy involvement. It responds to evidence of a precipitous decline in active citizenship\, resulting from a loss of confidence in politics\, politicians\, parties and parliamentary democracy; the rise of ‘lying for hire’ lobbyism; increasing concentration of capital in the hands of a wealthy few; and corporate wrong-doing and criminality. \nIt also questions whether political democracy can survive indefinitely in the absence of economic democracy – of labour hiring capital rather than capital labour. It highlights the potential of the social teachings of the Catholic Church and the now largely forgotten Distributist political philosophy and program that originated from them as a means of bringing about a more equal\, just and genuinely democratic social order. It describes and evaluates Australian attempts to give effect to Distributism\, with special reference to Victoria. And with an optimistic view to future possibilities\, it documents the support and advocacy of Pope Francis\, and ownership by some 83\,000 workers of the Mondragon co-operatives in Spain. \nAbout Race Mathews\nRace Mathews is a former Chief of Staff to Gough Whitlam\, Federal MP\, Victorian MP and Minister\, Local Government Councillor\, academic\, speech therapist and primary teacher. He has held numerous positions in the Australian Labor Party and the co-operative and credit union movements and has written and spoken widely about their history\, attributes\, and activities. A major focus of his doctoral research has been the great complex of worker-owned co-operatives at Mondragon in the Basque region of Spain and its origins in the social teachings of the Catholic Church. \n  \n“A present\, however splendid it may be\, bears the imprint of its expiry to the extent that it becomes separated from the future.” Fr. José María Arizmendiarrieta Madariaga\, founder of the Mondragon worker co-operative movement in Basque Spain
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/the-future-is-co-operative-making-mutual-enterprise-happen/
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SUMMARY:2016 BCCM Leaders' Summit and Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity knocks: The competitive advantage of co-operatives and mutuals\nOn 9 November\, co-operative and mutual leaders from across the country gathered at Old Parliament House for the third annual BCCM Leaders’ Summit to discuss and debate the business strategies\, disruptions and innovations to give CMEs the competitive edge. The Summit brought business best practice literally to the table with keynotes\, panels and CEO roundtables examining how CMEs can apply the competitive characteristics of CMEs to emerging markets in food production and agriculture\, social care and human services\, fintech and P2P business\, infrastructure investment and sport. \nHighlights from the Summit: \n\n2016 National Mutual Economy Report launched\nEliza’s Project: Advancing gender equality in the CME sector\nKeynote Address: CMEs role in the new economy\nLabor announces portfolio for member owned firms\nPublic Private Partnerships for Development: How co-operatives leverage the power of business for stronger global communities\nView images from the Dinner  and Summit\n\nWith thanks to our Summit sponsors. \n  \n  \n\n\nLink\n\n2016 Taste of Australia Industry Dinner\nCo-operative and mutual leaders gathered on the evening prior to the summit for the annual Taste of Australia Industry Dinner. Taking place in famous surroundings of King’s Hall\, MC for night\, the AFR’s political editor Laura Tingle\, ably guided the 150 guests on a journey linking co-operatives\, co-operative produce and politics over the course of our curated menu. Guest speakers for the night included the Deputy Prime Minister\, The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MPand the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman\, Kate Carnell AO. In his speech\, the Deputy Prime Minister reiterated his strong support for the co-operative sector and his passion to see the sector flourish in Australia. Focusing on the benefits of agricultural co-operatives to farmers and the economy more broadly\, the DPM said stated the co-operative agenda and its core messages must continue to be taken to the centre of political decision making in Canberra. He said co-operatives give the greatest power to the weaker players and this should be championed. Concluding his remarks\, he said the sector needs to find their allies\, track down the sceptics and convert them by seeing strong policy to benefit the sector put before those in Parliament House. The nights second guest speaker\, Kate Carnell AO\, outlined her role in supporting small business and family enterprises and ensuring policy is introduced to guarantee the “engine room” of the nation’s economy is supported effectively. Ms Carnell said the co-operative business model is a model that matters for Australia and for the new generation of workers. Pointing out the importance of collaboration to small business and the self-employed\, Ms Carnell said there is a strong place for co-operatives to give these small players the opportunity to come together. View images from the dinner.
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/2016-bccm-leaders-summit-dinner/
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SUMMARY:2015 BCCM Leaders' Summit and Industry Dinner
DESCRIPTION:wThe 2015 BCCM Leaders’ Summit and Industry Dinner was held from the 9-10 November at the InterContinental Hotel Rialto in Melbourne. \nFollowing a successful inaugural event in 2014\, the theme for this year’s event was Ahead of the Curve: Co-operatives and Mutuals Delivering a Stronger Australian Economy. The Summit focused on how to turn disruption into business advantage and leveraging customer growth for social business values. The Summit also addressed capital\, governance and regulatory issues. \nAt the Summit\, the BCCM also launched the 2015 National Mutual Economy Report which maps the size\, composition and overall health of the co-operative and mutual sector in Australia. \n\nView photos from the Taste of Australia Industry Dinner\nView photos from the Summit\nWatch Professor Ian Harper’s presentation\nDownload the 2015 National Mutual Economy Report\n\nThe 2016 Taste of Australia Industry Dinner and Leaders’ Summit took place from 8-9 November at Old Parliament House\, Canberra. \nWith thanks to our 2015 Leaders’ Summit sponsors:
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/2015-bccm-leaders-summit-and-industry-dinner/
LOCATION:InterContinental Hotel Rialto\, 495 Collins St\, Melbourne\, Vic\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:2014 BCCM Leaders’ Summit and Industry Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The 2014 BCCM Leaders’ Summit and Dinner was held from 17-18 November in the Intercontinental Hotel\, Sydney. The Summit was attended by 100 delegates from Australia and abroad. Attendance including some of Australia’s leading co-operative chief executives and senior managers\, chairs and directors. \nThe Taste of Australia Industry Dinner welcomed 140 guests\, including 20 state parliamentarians from NSW\, South Australia\, Northern Territory and the ACT. Master of ceremonies\, Jane Flemming OAM\, led an inspiring night\, with InterContinental Executive Chef\, Tamas Pamer\, designing an excellent menu full of produce from Australian co-operatives. \n\n2014 event summary\nDinner photos | Summit photos\nDownload the Programme\n2014 speakers\n\nWith thanks to our sponsors
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/2014-bccm-leaders-summit-and-industry-dinner/
LOCATION:InterContinental Hotel\, Sydney\, 117 Macquarie St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Global Leader Dialogues Webinars
DESCRIPTION:The BCCM’s Global Leader Dialogues Webinars (online seminar)\, in association with LBMX\, are a unique opportunity to hear the perspectives of some of the most influential leaders in the international co-operative sector. \nIn 2014\, the BCCM organised such webinars with the following international leaders: \n\nDecember – Ed Mayo\, Secretary General\, Co-operatives UK\nJuly – Shaun Tarbuck\, Chief Executive\, ICMIF\nMay – Charles Gould\, Director General\, ICA\nMarch – Peter Hunt\, CEO\, Mutuo\n\nDecember – How are local communities coming together to fund and deliver their own energy needs?\n\n\n\nLink\n\n\nThe most successful model of community owned energy in the world is the co-operative model. Interest in this model has grown in Australia since the success of Hepburn Wind. In the UK\, co-operatively owned renewable energy is one of the fastest growing parts of the co-operative sector because it combines democratic governance and community based finance. Ed Mayo has been at the forefront of a new era in energy co-operatives\, lobbying for supportive legislation and effective ways for communities to raise their start-up capital in which he discusses in this webinar. \nAbout the Speaker\nEd Mayo is Secretary General of Co-operatives UK\, the national trade body that campaigns for co-operation and works to promote\, develop and unite co-operative enterprises. He is a long-term co-operator and has a track record of innovation and impact in his work to bring together economic life and social justice. \n\nJuly – Marketing Mutuality\n\n\n\nLink\n\n\nView Shaun Tarbuck’s presentation.\n \nMutual Insurers are the fast growing part of the global insurance sector. Why? \nShaun Tarbuck\, CEO of the global peak body for co-operative and mutual insurers\, ICMIF\, explained why we are seeing this phenomenal growth and the top ten things that make a winning insurer. He also discussed among other things\, the key challenges facing CEOs in the current market including regulation\, or as he describes it\, the “Tsunami of Regulation”. \nAbout the speaker\nShaun Tarbuck was appointed Chief Executive of ICMIF in 2005\, 10 years after joining the organisation. He is a regular conference speaker on strategic issues affecting the mutual and co-operative insurance sector and the value that mutuals and co-operatives bring to the insurance market. Shaun is currently President of Allnations Inc\, a US-based capital support vehicle for ICMIF’s developing members. He is also a Board member of Regis Mutual\, an organisation that sets up new mutual insurers in the UK and Australia. \nMay – International Co-operative Alliance – Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade\n\n\n\nLink\n\n\nView Charles Gould’s presentation. \nWith a billion members globally\, three times the number of stockmarket investors\, co-operatives are arguably the most successful form of enterprise on the planet. \nIn this edition\, Chuck discussed the ICA’s Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade\, the internationally agreed plan to make co-operatives the fastest growing form of enterprise by 2020. This was followed by a Q&A session on how to take co-operative business to the next level. \nAbout the speaker\nCharles Gould has served as Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the ICA since September 2010. The ICA is the global association promoting the co-operative enterprise model and its members are spread over 100 countries representing 750 million individual co-operators. \n\nPrior to his appointment\, Charles served as CEO of Volunteers of America\, a health care\, housing and human services organisation with an annual budget of U$1 billion. In each of the last five years of his administration\, Charles was recognised as one of the fifty most influential leaders in the United States non-profit sector. He has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School\, and a Master of Studies in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University. \n\n\nMarch – The Privatisation of Royal Mail – Lessons for Australia Post?\n\n\n\n\nLink\n\n\nView Peter Hunt’s presentation. \nProposals to privatise large government owned entities\, not unreasonably\, can put fear into the heart of the community. How to protect the public interest and employees? How to safeguard public assets? How to maintain and improve service delivery? \nThe sale of Royal Mail in the UK is a recent case study that sheds light on the pitfalls and the opportunities of government sell-offs. In this webinar\, leading mutualism expert Peter Hunt\, provides a reality check for any future sale of Australia Post\, through the lens of the UK experience. \nAbout the speaker\nPeter Hunt founded Mutuo in 2001 as the first cross mutual sector body to promote mutual business to opinion formers and decision makers. Peter has twenty years’ experience in the mutual sector\, working with co-operatives\, mutuals and employee owned businesses. He has also led the Parliamentary teams which piloted four private members bills through the UK Parliament\, working with all parties to update co-operative & mutual law and encouraging employee ownership. In 2013\, Peter was appointed by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls to lead a policy review for UK Labour on increasing the role of mutuals in the financial sector and wider economy. \nWebinar FAQ\n\nOur webinars are all scheduled according to AESD Savings Time\nReminders will be sent one week\, one and an hour prior to the webinar commencing\nAll systems requirement information will be sent in a reminder email\nAll those registered for a webinar will receive a copy of the audio and video of the webinar\n\n  \nPhoto by Simon Abrams on Unsplash
URL:https://bccm.coop/event/global-leader-dialogues-webinars/
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