Greenwich Council draws up its vision for future of co-operation
- February 2025
Miles Hadfield
Digital Editor
Coop News
CCIN calls to put co-op ideas into action at annual conference
- 21st Feb 2025
- Community Wealth Building, Cooperative Placemaking, Finance, Governance, Housing, Social Outcomes, Young People
The event presented a new co-op development toolkit and the findings of the Greenwich Co-operative Commission – ‘bold policies that can be implemented across the country’
The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network (CCIN) met for its annual conference last weekend, in the impressive setting of the Woolwich Arsenal – a location steeped in co-operative as well as naval history. Also offering a backdrop, matched by a chill wind blowing in off the Thames, were troubling headlines from around the world – giving delegates much to think about as they looked for alternative ways to deliver a better future.
Hammering home this point, Rose Marley, CEO of Co-operatives UK, told delegates to step up to support co-op values. “We need heroes because there are plenty of villains in leadership roles around the world,” she said, pointing to opportunities in the form of the International Year of Cooperatives and the Labour government’s commitment to doubling the co-operative economy.
