Cooperatives and mutuals build a better world: Celebrating IYC 2025

IYC 2025: Highlighting how co-ops and mutuals create lasting impact, champion sustainable economic development and foster resilient communities across New Zealand.

Join us in showcasing the power of cooperation and mutuality to address local, national and global challenges and build a brighter future for all.

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Discover our NZ Coop Icons campaign: Celebrating New Zealand’s cooperative and mutual icons

2025 is a chance to shine a light on New Zealand’s cooperatives and mutuals, your history and the profound and meaningful impact you have had on your members and the communities you operate in.

The NZ Coop Icons social media campaign is a year-long celebration of the inspirational stories, achievements and impact of New Zealand cooperatives and mutuals.

Be a part of the NZ Coop Icons campaign – showcasing your member value.

1. Follow the NZ Coop Icons campaign

Celebrate the incredible impact of co-operatives and mutuals! Follow, like, share and comment on the NZ Coop Icons posts on LinkedIn. Follow the BCCM Icons campaign in Australia by checking out our sister organisation’s LinkedIn

This is a global campaign that will feature across social media as well as on this site. Selected stories will be submitted to the stories.coop website. Our focus will be on enhancing social media engagement while leveraging your networks, channels, members and stakeholders.

We encourage the cooperative ecosystem to share these stories through your social channels, your newsletters to members and to your teams. This is a collective effort.

2. Submit your story

Through social media and our website, we’ll spotlight icons that exemplify the cooperative spirit and mutuality, proving that together, we build a better world.

Let’s showcase your organisation or leadership and the value you bring to your members.

Through the year we are collecting stories about the past, present and future of our cooperatives and mutuals. We’d love to hear your origin stories, and people who’ve made an enduring impact.

Share your story today to be featured in our Icons campaign and inspire others with your impact.

3. Browse our Icons gallery

Explore the stories of New Zealand’s cooperative and mutual icons and see how co-ops and mutuals like you are making a difference.

Discover how co-ops and mutuals across New Zealand are driving positive change

Help us shine a light on how member-driven organisations like yours make a real impact.

What is Cooperative Business New Zealand?

Cooperative Business NZ is the peak body for cooperatives, mutuals and member-owned businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand.

It independently represents them to government, regulators, educators and policymakers to increase awareness of the contributions they make to New Zealand, and ensure they continue to prosper and thrive for generations to come.

The turnover of cooperatives and mutuals is collectively equivalent to >18% of New Zealand’s GDP and they are critical to the nation’s economic success.

Cooperatives and mutuals build a better world.