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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 @Rethinking_Webb: Community businesses 'have the potential to reduce inequality and social exclusion'. @peoplesbiz & @CLESthinkdo explo…

Rethinking Poverty

22nd October 2019

RT @Cmmonwealth: Our report outlining how rewilding can see a 14% reduction of UK greenhouse emissions per year 🌳🌳🌳 ➡️https://t.co/M5G16y…

Common Wealth

21st October 2019

RT @hackneylad: It also features quotes from @nmcinroy at @CLESthinkdo - the organisation that has helped pioneer different urban growth mo…

Jack Shenker

21st October 2019

RT @Cmmonwealth: "In previous eras we have been encouraged to understand ‘the economy’ and ‘the environment’ as discrete physical and conce…

Common Wealth

20th October 2019

RT @Ben_Wray1989: Done a piece for The Ferret which features in the Sunday National on #LOBOs. 4 Scottish councils are pursuing re-negotia…

Ben Wray

20th 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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21 Nov. 2019

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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 @Rethinking_Webb: Community businesses 'have the potential to reduce inequality and social exclusion'. @peoplesbiz & @CLESthinkdo explo…

Rethinking Poverty

RT @Cmmonwealth: Our report outlining how rewilding can see a 14% reduction of UK greenhouse emissions per year 🌳🌳🌳 ➡️https://t.co/M5G16y…

Common Wealth

RT @hackneylad: It also features quotes from @nmcinroy at @CLESthinkdo - the organisation that has helped pioneer different urban growth mo…

Jack Shenker

RT @Cmmonwealth: "In previous eras we have been encouraged to understand ‘the economy’ and ‘the environment’ as discrete physical and conce…

Common Wealth

RT @Ben_Wray1989: Done a piece for The Ferret which features in the Sunday National on #LOBOs. 4 Scottish councils are pursuing re-negotia…

Ben Wray

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Building an inclusive economy through community business

Community wealth building 2019

Delivering greater benefit from Common Good land and building

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