Third annual conference of the Meaningful Business Network on how organisations can create stronger, inclusive and socially impactful local economies.
Meaningful Places: From Policy to Impact comes to the Priory Street Centre on Thursday 9 July, the third annual conference hosted by the Meaningful Business Network. It's a day that sits right at the intersection of business and community, and it's being held here in York.
The theme this year is how organisations can create stronger, more inclusive and socially impactful local economies. That's the core of it: looking at the way businesses operate not just as profit-making machines, but as part of the place they're in. The focus is on the local level — how a company's decisions can actually ripple out and make a difference to the people and the economy around it, rather than just ticking a box on a corporate social responsibility report. It's about the practical side of things: how to build a local economy that's more inclusive and does more good for the community it serves.
Because it's the third year the Meaningful Business Network has run this, it's not a one-off conversation. They've been working this ground for a while now, and this conference is the next step in that ongoing look at how business can be a force for good in the local area. If you've spent any time thinking about how York's own economy works, or how the businesses here relate to the city, this is exactly the kind of thing that puts those questions on the table.
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It all takes place on 9 July at the Priory Street Centre, so it's a weekday thing in the heart of the city. If you're interested in the way business and community fit together, it's a good one to have on your radar.
