Greenwich Co‑operative Commission
Call to evidence

Royal Greenwich has a long and proud history of co-operation and is home to one of the few local development agencies in the country as well as the biggest group of Co-operative Councillors in the country.

There is a good base of co-operative activity in the borough, but the question is what does the future of co-operation look like?

The Greenwich Co-operative Commission will allow those in and around the movement to reflect on best practice and explore a long-term vision for the sector that helps address some of the big issues residents and businesses face.

Make a submission

In particular we want to hear your views on :

  • new co-operative start-ups and business transitions – to explore how we create a fertile breeding ground for co-operatives businesses to flourish in Greenwich.
  • community energy - to explore the benefits of establishing a community energy company for the benefit of residents in Greenwich.
  • social care - to explore how we encourage the establishment of social care co-ops in Greenwich.

Submissions are now closed.

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Our commissioners

Four Councillors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich will be working on as commissioners along with:

  • Rt Hon. the Lord Bassam of Brighton, Chair of the Commission
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hayman 
  • Councillor Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Council
  • Councillor Mariam Lolavar, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and Borough of Sanctuary
  • Councillor David Gardner, Labour Councillor for Greenwich Peninsula
  • Councillor John Fahy, Labour Councillor for Kidbrooke Park
  • Ed Mayo, CEO of charity Pilotlight, former Secretary General of Co-operatives UK
  • Giovanna Speciale, Founder and CEO of South East London Community Energy (SELCE)
  • Afsheen Khabir Rashid MBE, CEO & Co-Founder, Repowering London & Community Energy England
  • Claire Pritchard, Director, Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency
  • Richard Mason, Senior Project Officer, London Ownership Hub
  • Emma Back, Founder, Equal Care Co-op
  • Nick Plumb, Associate Director for Policy And Insight, Power to Change

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