Employment Reports

We will create a culture of innovation and excellence in sustainability which will attract inward investment and support local businesses

The Co-operative Group has a proven track record of pioneering environmental business practices. On 2007 we had an annual turnover of £9.4bn and 87,000 employees, serving around 10 million customers a week through our food, healthcare, travel, funeralcare and financial services businesses.

What we can do for the eco-town:

• Provide approximately 14,000 new jobs in the Eco-town
• Attract new inward investment to the sub-region
• Provide high quality employment floorspace which meets the needs of businesses at prices they can afford
• Promote local procurement strategies to support existing local businesses
• Connect employment opportunities to improving skills, training and education in the community
• Encourage active involvement from voluntary and social businesses
• Promote innovation and entrepreneurship