Community wealth building 2024 - A guide for new council members

Community wealth building 2024 A guide for new council members This short briefing summarises the core principles of community wealth building – a place-focussed approach to economic development – and the important role that councillors have in supporting its adoption. [...] Although growth has roughly doubled in the UK To do this, community wealth building uses over the last 30 years, this growth has failed to the economic power of large, locally-rooted produce social, economic and climate benefits organisations – commonly referred to as for all but a select few. [...] Through overview and scrutiny • You can raise the profile of community wealth building and the issues it seeks to address and prompt consideration of new policy approaches within your council and the wider local public sector, including NHS organisations, universities and colleges. [...] We have an international reputation for our pioneering work on community wealth building and are recognised as the curators of the movement in the UK. [...] Introduction to community wealth building webinars CLES hosts regular webinars explaining the fundamentals of community wealth building and exploring how they apply to your new role as a local councillor.