Well-being of Future Generations Cooperatives: why they are essential for the Well-being of Future Generations Simple Stripe Banner cover with editable presentation title details Cliff Mills 14th November 2018

Well-being of Future Generations Act Inspired Constitutional effect Profoundly cooperative Somewhat critical How we must change

What we should be doing but aren’t (the five ways of working) Long term Having perspective Integration Joined-up thinking Involvement Engaging citizens Collaboration Working co-operatively Prevention Proactive Main title and body text type levels. Other type styles could be used when appropriate but should all be Gill Sans MT. 3

What we tend to do; but why? Organisational targets and focus Long term Short term Having perspective Narrow vision Integration In isolation Joined-up thinking Disjointed/conflicting Involvement Top-down Engaging citizens Disconnected Collaboration Pursuing a narrow agenda Working co-operatively Concerned about “our” organisation Prevention Attend to the urgent Proactive Deferring the non-urgent Need for immediate impact and results Financial constraints Main title and body text type levels. Other type styles could be used when appropriate but should all be Gill Sans MT. 4

We’re not doing it because of Powerful practical drivers financial constraints, the need for short-term results and narrower priorities Embedded structural drivers like annual budgeting, democratic cycles distracting from the bigger picture, the wider common good We need some different, but powerful drivers how can cooperatives help?

Cooperation can help A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. … “sustainable development” means the process of improving the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales by taking action, in accordance with the sustainable development principle, aimed at achieving the wellbeing goals

How cooperation is aligned with WFGA Cooperative Principles Values Long term Having perspective Honesty, Openness, Equality, Equity, Education, training and information Integration Joined-up thinking Cooperation between coops, Concern for community, Social responsibility, Caring Involvement Engaging citizens Open, voluntary membership, Democratic control, Member economic participation Collaboration Working co-operatively Prevention Proactive Concern for Community, Self-responsibility, Caring for others Main title and body text type levels. Other type styles could be used when appropriate but should all be Gill Sans MT. 7

Why cooperatives can help They provide structural arrangements to underpin the aims of WFGA They are driven by their members, not market-forces or government fiat They are based on values and principles which seek to deliver the common good Make cooperatives the foundation of the future

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How Co-operation can make social care sustainable And how we are leading the way in Wales

Areas where Cartrefi works Ynys Mon Conwy Denbighshire Gwynedd Powys Blaenau Gwent Pembrokeshire Torfaen Carmarthenshire Newport Swansea Bridgend Caerphilly Vale of Glamorgan Rhondda Cynon Taff

Some Cartrefi numbers 1200 employees 650 people supported 15 local authority areas £22m turnover 9 local co-op forums 500 co-op members (after 1 year) 3 categories of membership

Our members are… People who receive a service from Cartrefi

Our members are… People in the community who support Cartrefi

Our members are… People who work for Cartrefi

We co-produce our governance Board Senior Managers Managers Staff Members People We Support Employees Community Supporters elect their Council of Members that appoints the Board of Management that runs the Company Before Now

We build community at every level

Making care sustainable, the co-op way Long-term Integration Involvement Collaboration Prevention

Long-term Not just delivering a contract Building better ways of working and living Building relationships Building communities Building a movement Building a co-operative country

Integration Aligning care with wider well-being agendas Care work and the economy Care work and community Care work and democracy Care work and holistic well-being

Involvement Doing it right – and sharing power Giving people a strong voice and real control Genuine co-production and partnership Not tokenistic consultations

Collaboration Working with others and changing the game: Promoting trust as a two-way street Majoring on co-op to co-op relationships But seeking allies in all sectors Challenging the uncaring game of competition

Prevention Promoting co-operative values: Self-help and responsibility Peer-to-peer support Building community capacity Not waiting for others to do what is needed

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