SCOTLAND'S FUTURE IS INCLUSIVE, DEMOCRATIC, AND SHARED.
Be part of a movement shaping Scotland’s economic future.
Over three days in May 2025, people and organisations representing Inclusive and Democratic Business Models (IDBMs) gathered in Auchrannie, on the Isle of Arran, where they debated Scotland’s rural and national economic future and produced the Arran Statement.
What are inclusive democratic business models?
Social Enterprises
Co-operatives
Employee Ownership
Community Ownership
“Inclusive democratic business models are central for Scotland’s economic future. They represent the beating heart of what Scotland’s economy should be. They are inclusive, they deliver social gains, they look after the environment, they look after the place.”
“We need more co-operatives and democracticaly owned organisations that can empower people to have more direct control of their lives. More power in the hands of the communities to finding solutions for the issues that they face.”
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