Local Economic Solutions For Sustainability
Mission statement
Localise West Midlands is a not-for-profit organisation which exists to promote the environmental, social and economic benefits of:
This localisation approach makes economic development and government systems more sensitive to local autonomy, culture, wellbeing and the responsible use of finite resources, and is growing in popularity with people and organisations all over the world.
Localisation helps build social capital, targets regeneration to meet local needs, maximises local job creation, and reduces transport and CO2 emissions.
To promote this approach across the region LWM will:
Background
LWM was set up in 2002 by a group of individuals who, through opposing the more damaging excesses of the current economic model, had also recognised the need to propose positive models for economic activity.
Our West Midlands focus is intended to make use the region’s geographical balance of urban and rural; and also to encourage democratic accountability and a people-centred approach amongst regional bodies.
However we also look beyond the region, seeking to catalyse ideas across the UK and to make links with and support organisations all over the world working on a similar agenda.
Our first project involved the facilitation of increased local purchasing of food by public bodies, with a conference for procurement officers sponsored by Advantage West Midlands and the Countryside Agency.
We engage with regional policymaking particularly via the West Midlands Regional Sustainability Forum.
See the following links for information on our funding and membership.