Research report
Australia's Leading Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises in 2022
This paper reports on a research study that maps the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. The Australian CME Index (ACMEI) is a longitudinal study that can provide a better understanding of these firms and their economic and social contribution to the national economy. This year the study found a total of 1,832 active CMEs of which 80% were co-operatives, 16% mutual enterprises, 2.1% were friendly societies and 1.9% were member-owned superannuation funds. These firms had a combined active membership base of more than 31.7 million memberships1, generated over $202.9 billion in revenue, managed over $1,282 billion in assets, and employed at least 73,069 people. They encompassed a wide range of industry sectors and provided significant economic and social benefits to their members. The report outlines these contributions and offers a case study of a selected CME to illustrate them.
Research report
Australia's Leading Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises in 2021
This paper reports on a research study that maps the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. The Australian CME Index (ACMEI) is a longitudinal study that can provide a better understanding of these firms and their economic and social contribution to the national economy. This year the study found a total of 2,031 active CMEs of which 81.5% were co-operatives, 14.6% mutual enterprises, 2.1% were friendly societies and 1.8% were member-owned superannuation funds. These firms had a combined active membership base of more than 31.1 million memberships1, generated over $353 billion in revenue, managed over $1,108 billion in assets, and employed at least 69,350 people. They encompassed a wide range of industry sectors and provided significant economic and social benefits to their members. The report outlines these contributions and offers a case study of a selected CME to illustrate them.
Research report
Australia's Leading Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises in 2020
This paper reports on a research study that maps the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. The Australian CME Index (ACMEI) is a longitudinal study that can provide a better understanding of these firms and their economic and social contribution to the national economy. This year the study found a total of 2,040 active CMEs of which 81% were co-operatives, 15% mutual enterprises, 2.1% were friendly societies and 2% were member-owned superannuation funds. These firms had a combined active membership base of more than 28.7 million memberships1, generated around $100 billion in revenue, managed over $1,067 billion in assets, and employed at least 69,839 people. They encompassed a wide range of industry sectors and provided significant economic and social benefits to their members. The report outlines these contributions and offers a case study of a selected CME to illustrate them.
Research report
Australia's Leading Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises in 2019
This paper reports on a research study that aims to map the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. The Australian CME Index (ACMEI) is a longitudinal study that can provide a better understanding of these firms and their economic and social contribution to the national economy. This year the study found a total of 2,032 active CMEs of which 82% were co-operatives, 14% mutual enterprises, 2.1% were friendly societies and 2% were member-owned superannuation funds. These firms had a combined active membership base of over 31.3 million memberships1, generated more than $104.4 billion in revenue, managed over $923.7 billion in assets, and employed at least 61,255 people. They encompassed a wide range of industry sectors and provided significant economic and social benefits to their members. The report outlines these contributions and offers a case study of a selected CME to illustrate them.
