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CLES is the national organisation for local economies - developing progressive economics for people, planet and place.

We work by thinking and doing, to achieve social justice and effective public services.

Community Wealth Building 2019

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To enable local people, communities, businesses and organisations to transform and take control of their local economies, CLES has established the Community Wealth Building Centre of Excellence.

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- On the front line of social change - the importance of community businesses in community wealth building
  
  Opinion Piece
  
  14 Oct. 2019
- Understanding Welsh Places
  
  Opinion Piece
  
  08 Oct. 2019
RT @EC_magazine: UK cities, towns and districts can now stand up for responsible tax conduct by signing up to @FairTaxMark 's Councils for…

Ethical Consumer

19th October 2019

RT @alterurbanist: If you live near Leicester, get down to this in November to hear @KeirMilburn discussing our @Cmmonwealth report on #pcp…

Bertie Russell

18th October 2019

RT @maryrayner: I’m in Cardiff at the #IFTTC2019 to spread the word about @FairTaxMark - many of the businesses which supported #fairtrade…

Mary Patel

19th October 2019

RT @CLESthinkdo: 💥 comprehensive 💥 constitutional 💥 fiscal 💥 shake up @nmcinroy commenting on today's Queen's Speech. Read CLES' vision fo…

(CLES) Centre for Local Economic Strategies

14th October 2019

RT @JontyLeibowitz: @CLESthinkdo are putting together a policy roundtable on how we can work towards a Local Green New Deal. We want policy…

VORM IS LIKE A NEW SIGNING

18th October 2019

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RESEARCH

Building an inclusive economy through community business

10th October 2019

6.8MB .pdf

The role of social capital and agency in community business formation in deprived communities...
Community wealth building 2019

23rd September 2019

816.3kB .pdf

This publication provides a snapshot of the community wealth building movement in 2019....
PROJECT REPORT

Delivering greater benefit from Common Good land and building

18th September 2019

492.4kB .pdf

This research was conducted by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) on behalf of the Scottish Land Commission (SLC) to ...

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19 Nov. 2019

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West Midlands Community Wealth Building Summit

21 Nov. 2019

1:30pm - 4:00pm

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CLES is the national organisation for local economies - developing progressive economics for people, planet and place.

We work by thinking and doing, to achieve social justice and effective public services.

Community Wealth Building 2019

Our Work

Community wealth building 2019

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The Community Wealth Building Centre of Excellence

To enable local people, communities, businesses and organisations to transform and take control of their local economies, CLES has established the Community Wealth Building Centre of Excellence.

News

On the front line of social change - the importance of community businesses in community wealth building

Understanding Welsh Places

RT @EC_magazine: UK cities, towns and districts can now stand up for responsible tax conduct by signing up to @FairTaxMark 's Councils for…

Ethical Consumer

RT @alterurbanist: If you live near Leicester, get down to this in November to hear @KeirMilburn discussing our @Cmmonwealth report on #pcp…

Bertie Russell

RT @maryrayner: I’m in Cardiff at the #IFTTC2019 to spread the word about @FairTaxMark - many of the businesses which supported #fairtrade…

Mary Patel

RT @CLESthinkdo: 💥 comprehensive 💥 constitutional 💥 fiscal 💥 shake up @nmcinroy commenting on today's Queen's Speech. Read CLES' vision fo…

(CLES) Centre for Local Economic Strategies

RT @JontyLeibowitz: @CLESthinkdo are putting together a policy roundtable on how we can work towards a Local Green New Deal. We want policy…

VORM IS LIKE A NEW SIGNING

Publications

Building an inclusive economy through community business

Community wealth building 2019

Delivering greater benefit from Common Good land and building

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