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Greenwich Council draws up its vision for future of co-operation

A co-operative commission appointed by the borough last April has produced 12 recommendations on co-op business development, community energy and social care

Miles Hadfield

Digital Editor
Co-op News

A co-operative commission launched by the Royal Borough of Greenwich last April has produced a report on ways to develop the co-op sector in the area.

Chaired by Lord Bassam of Brighton, the Co-operation for the Future report focuses on three main areas: supporting new and existing co-operative start-ups and businesses; social care; and community energy,

The commission – which included Emma Back of Equal Care Co-op, Giovanna Speciale of South East London Community Energy (Selce), Rich Mason of the London Ownership Hub, Nick Plumb of Power to Change and former Co-operatives UK chief Ed Mayo, now of Pilotlight – says the report outlines “a long-term vision for the future of co-operative collaboration within the borough, applying a range of insights from experts in the sector”.

It was drawn up following a public call for evidence, with presentations from expert witnesses and meetings with a range of external organisations, and includes 12 recommendations to advance co-operative principles and practices in Greenwich.

The commission launched its report earlier this month at the annual conference of the Co-op Councils Innovation Network, hosted by Greenwich. It is one of a number of co-op council initiatives being developed in response to budgetary pressure, the cost-of-living crisis and global crises like Covid-19 and the Ukraine conflict.

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