The Bath Initiative
The Initiative for Bath and North East
Somerset is a unique organisation which exists to enable the
business community to play a full part in influencing the way Bath
and North East Somerset is shaped, managed and developed.
It provides an effective link between the private and public sector
to ensure that the interests of commerce are taken into account
when key strategic decisions are made.
The Initiative also encourages companies to become responsible
corporate citizens, for example by fully engaging with key issues
which affect the communities in which they operate.
Good working relationships are forged through regular meetings with
elected leaders and senior officers of the Bath and North East
Somerset Council, the two Universities and a cross section of major
businesses.
These links enable the Initiative to take an effective part in the
debate about the future of both the immediate area and of the
sub-region, which already has a strategic plan which foresees
around 5,000 new jobs and 4,700 new houses each year over the next
20 years. The Initiative will continually monitor the situation to
ensure the plan is ambitious enough to meet the needs of business
in the future whilst safeguarding the environment which makes this
such an attractive place to live, work and do business.
We concentrate our efforts on six major policy areas: Economic
Development, Tourism, Transport, Housing, Education and Skills,
Quality of Life.
The Initiative holds quarterly meetings which include a range of
presentations and an opportunity to network over drinks and a
meal.