Advocacy

Demutualisation has ripped through many countries' mutual sectors, as people have sought to cash in on many decades, even centuries, of legacy assets that were built up by generations of members. Yet it has…

We are delighted to see the first offer of Mutual Capital Instruments in Australia. Australian Unity has published an offer of $100 million of Mutual Capital Instruments to help fund the growth of its…

Over the past decade Mutuo has produced a series of policy guides, helping to improve the business environment for co-operatives and mutuals. As a central part of a communications plan, these guides improve lobbying by sharpening…

A new Bill will be introduced in Parliament today [Wednesday 5th February 2020] which aims to facilitate more capital investment into co-operatives. The Bill, brought forward by Cardiff North MP, Anna McMorrin, will be read for a…

Ownership matters. Owners of businesses set the strategic direction, purpose and the terms of employment. Owners of land decide what should be done with it and who can access it. Owners of property decide…

Since the last General Election, UK Mutuals have enjoyed continued and welcome all-party political support.  But there is much more to do to ensure that these important businesses can play a greater role in…

Mutuo has launched a new influencing strategy document for consumer co-operatives. The policy guide, co-produced with Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide [CCW], makes the case for consumer co-ops and demonstrates their importance to the global economy and…

On Thursday the Australian Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mutual Reforms) Act 2019. This is the culmination of three years work by Mutuo, the Australian Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals and an unprecedented…

We’re proud to announce the launch of the new Business Council for Co-operatives and Mutuals [BCCM] Advocacy App. The App is the first of its kind and represents a deep collaboration between the BCCM and…

Speaking at the 2018 AMICE Conference, Mark Willetts talked about how Mutuo has pursued changes to legislation in the United Kingdom and Australia, which facilitate opportunities for mutuals to raise the capital needed for…

Mutuo is developing a business sector policy Guide for Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide.  This will be an opportunity to address regulatory, legislative and policy barriers to the development and growth of consumer co-operatives around the…

Co-produced with Mutuo, the Global Policy and Advocacy Guide was designed for the International Co-operative Alliance and its members to help strengthen their advocacy efforts. The policy guide draws together case studies of good…

Mutual enterprise to be defined in reforms to Australian corporations law New options to invest in co-operatives and mutuals Allows Australians to take a stake in mutual businesses Major success for Mutuo advocacy strategy with…

Mutuo and ICMIF have today published the ICMIF Global Manifesto. Launched at the biennial ICMIF Conference in Minneapolis the document contains radical proposals calling upon global, regional and national institutions to play their part…

Mutuo has teamed up with FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies) to undertake a new project which will chart the size and scope of the European co-operative and mutual sector and to examine the…

“The BBC belongs to this country. The public are our shareholders.” So said BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall recently on the publication of the organisation’s annual report. The problem is that this isn’t…

Political parties should bring forward plans for a greater role for mutual business in key areas of the economy: (more…)

We are delighted to announce that the Mutuals’ Deferred Shares Bill today completed its final stage in the House of Commons and will now receive Royal Assent. This is the culmination of two and…

The Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill, brought through the House of Lords by Lord Naseby and continued in the House of Commons by Cardiff North MP, Jonathan Evans, achieved on Friday its Second Reading. (more…)

The Hunt Review of Mutuals Policy has now been published (19th December 2014). The review, commissioned by Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP and Rt Hon Ed Balls MP is an independent report written by Mutuo…

Mutuo has today published (18 November 2014) a groundbreaking policy plan for Australian Co-operative and Mutual businesses. (more…)