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Principles met

  • Enterprise and social economy

    We will promote community-based approaches to economic development that focus on supporting the creation of jobs, social enterprises and other businesses and providing an environment for co-operative and mutual enterprises to thrive.

  • Maximising social value

    We will support the development of a framework and criteria for social value, giving substance to the concept and supporting Councils with the tools to ensure better local social and economic outcomes.

What is the Bristol Pound?

The Bristol Pound, styled as £B, is a local currency. It was established in 2009, and launched publicly in 2012.

The £B can be accessed as printed cash or digitally, via an app or by logging in through the website. It is accepted in many local shops and businesses in and around Bristol. Among other things, Bristol residents can pay their council tax and electricity bill in Bristol Pounds. The elected Mayor, George Ferguson, even accepted his salary in £B.

What does the Bristol Pound aim to achieve?

The Bristol Pound aims to localise supply chains and keep money circulating within Bristol, in order “to create a greener, fairer and stronger local economy”. 

Bristol Pounds “stick to Bristol”.

By encouraging people to support smaller local businesses, rather than large multinational corporations, the Bristol Pound aims to help create jobs in the area and foster the local economy.

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