Cooperative Business New Zealand
Cooperative Business New Zealand
Cooperative Business New Zealand is the industry body that unites and represents New Zealand’s diverse range of member-owned businesses.
We independently represent co-operatives, mutual and societies sitting across multiple sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, banking, financial services, utilities, education, health, wholesale and retail.
As the peak body, our aim is to increase awareness of the important contribution these organisations make to New Zealand’s economy and society. New Zealand is one of the most co-operative economies in the world with the top 30 co-operatives alone contributing 13% of GDP by revenue and employing more than 41,000 New Zealanders.
By sharing information and bringing together members, Cooperative Business New Zealand provides a platform for members to collaborate, have a stronger collective voice and to educate the broader community on the value of the business model.
Seven internationally agreed principles (Rochdale Principles) guide co-operatives, mutuals and societies. These emphasise democracy and shared equity, while providing economic and social returns to members and their communities:
Voluntary and open membership
Democratic control
Member economic participation
Autonomy and independence
Education, training and information
Cooperation among co-operatives
Concern for community.
We independently represent co-operatives, mutual and societies sitting across multiple sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, banking, financial services, utilities, education, health, wholesale and retail.
As the peak body, our aim is to increase awareness of the important contribution these organisations make to New Zealand’s economy and society. New Zealand is one of the most co-operative economies in the world with the top 30 co-operatives alone contributing 13% of GDP by revenue and employing more than 41,000 New Zealanders.
By sharing information and bringing together members, Cooperative Business New Zealand provides a platform for members to collaborate, have a stronger collective voice and to educate the broader community on the value of the business model.
Seven internationally agreed principles (Rochdale Principles) guide co-operatives, mutuals and societies. These emphasise democracy and shared equity, while providing economic and social returns to members and their communities:
Voluntary and open membership
Democratic control
Member economic participation
Autonomy and independence
Education, training and information
Cooperation among co-operatives
Concern for community.