(2022 – ongoing)

CLES have been working with Dublin City Council to support them in developing their community wealth building approach since 2022.

Context

• Dublin is the first city in Ireland to adopt community wealth building.
• The city is a place of contrasts – with many benefitting from the economic growth enjoyed in Ireland in recent years, but many more who have not.
• Dublin have focused in the first instance on values-based recruitment, understanding their spend, developing a social value framework, using procurement to support the growth of social enterprises in the city and exploring a pilot area approach to community wealth building.
• In the next iteration of their work they hope to develop an anchor network in the city and to further build awareness of the approach amongst stakeholders.