Further Links

To find out more about Community Wealth Building, we invite you to visit the sites below:

Centre for Local Economies (CLES) is an independent economics think tank and are recognised as the UK’s leading voice on Community Wealth Building. They work collaboratively across the UK and Ireland to develop solutions that ensure economies are rooted in the places people call home. They collaborate as equals with all levels of government, local institutions and communities – challenging outdated methods and tackling local issues with practical, long-term solutions: http://cles.org.uk/

Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) support social enterprises, third sector organisations and community groups across the country who are looking to start up, grow, or maximise their impact. They understand the unique challenges that each face and are committed to providing tailored support to help achieve their goals via a team of expert advisers to guide them every step of the way. https://www.ceis.org.uk

Circular Communities Scotland support and represent over 270 repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country, who prevent products and materials from entering landfill, create local jobs, economic opportunities, and help promote and create social and environmental justice in their communities: http://www.circularcommunities.scot/

The Democracy Collaborative is an action-oriented think-do tank seeking to build a democratic economy through political-economic system change from the bottom up. They do this both through their on-the-ground practice – Community Wealth Building – and through interventions in the ideas system and at the level of policy and strategy, organised around the larger frame of a democratic economy as their contender to become the next system of political economy: www.democracycollaborative.org/

Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) assist communities all over Scotland – large and small, rural and urban, mainland and island-based – to set up development trusts to help their neighbourhoods flourish through community-led activity, partnership working and enterprise: https://dtascot.org.uk/

Economic Development Association Scotland (EDAS) is the country’s foremost membership driven association for all organisations and individuals with an interest in economic development. They aim to improve this activity in Scotland by helping to raise the knowledge, skills and networks of those involved in all of its aspects. They are the ‘go to’ body for all those who have an interest in Scotland’s economic development: http://edas.org.uk/

Scottish Government - Community Wealth Building - explain how this is an approach to economic development that seeks to transform local and regional economic systems to enable local communities and people to own, have a greater stake in, access and benefit from the wealth our economy generates via harnessing leverage of local ‘anchor’ organisations such as local councils, health boards and colleges: http://www.gov.scot/policies/cities-regions/community-wealth-building/

Social Enterprise Scotland are an independent, membership-led organisation, which unites and represents social enterprises in Scotland. They are growing collaborative movement so that all social enterprises have a stronger collective voice: https://socialenterprise.scot/

Useful Employability Links

Fair Work Employer Support Tool: this is an interactive online resource designed by the Fair Work Convention, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government. Its aim is help employers and workers evaluate, measure, and improve workplace practices based on five core dimensions: effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment, and respect: http://www.fairworktool.scot

2025 vision for Fair Work www.gov.scot/publications/fair-work-action-plan

What is Fair Work? www.fairworkconvention.scot/the-fair-work-framework/

Fair Work First: guidance – gov.scot www.gov.scot

Become a living wage employer https://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-real-living-wage

Commit to the Scottish Business Pledge https://scottishbusinesspledge.scot/

Become a disability confident employer https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disabilityconfident-campaign

Find out about The Equality Act https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents

Learn more about the support available through Investors in People https://www.investorsinpeople.com/

Find out about Flexibility Works https://www.flexibilityworks.org/

Learn how your business can benefit from ‘Access to Work’ https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Further Links

To find out more about Community Wealth Building, we invite you to visit the sites below:

Useful Employability Links

Other Links - These are a few organisations who have already adopted the principles of CWB in order to better the lives of their communities