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Australia
Australia
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Regional OrganisationsAnnual Q&A: Melina Morrison, CEO, Australia’s Business Council of Co-ops and Mutuals
'What I want to see is the full uptake of our climate policy across Australian co-ops and mutuals, shining a light on us as leading ESG businesses'
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AgricultureAustralian grain co-op CBH plans increased investment after a record surplus
A bumper harvest put pressure on supply chains but CEO Ben Macnamara says all the produce was received safely
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Banking and Insurance
BCCM releases new code of conduct for discretionary mutuals
Signatories make a voluntary commitment to eight principles – adapted from those of the international co-op movement
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EnvironmentAustralian co-op apex BCCM calls for fresh action on climate change
'This is a race against time and we don’t know if we are going to win it'
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Regional OrganisationsAustralia’s mutuals fund hands out the first flood recovery grants to 21 organisations
Funding focuses on 'local member-based organisations, including co-ops, because they foster trusted networks that are crucial for disaster response and recovery'
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BusinessAustralia’s BCCM announces speakers for co-op leadership summit
Contributors include Ana Aguirre, president of the Youth Network of the International Co-operative Alliance
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SectorHow an Australian mutual is using partnerships to drive tech change
RAC WA has been collaborating with tech companies to develop products from apps to driverless vehicles
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Development
Australian co-op apex launches country’s first development fund for the sector
BCCM says the Bunya Fund will support five early-stage or prospective co-ops as they build capacity and develop their business
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EconomyAustralia’s biggest co-ops grew revenue by 10% last year, says sector report
The annual study from BCCM also measures social contributions and progress on gender equality
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EducationAustralian business schools’ neglect of co-operative education is ‘costing us all’
Professor Greg Patmore of the University of Sydney warns of a blind spot in Australia’s business schools when it comes to co-ops
