Community power in Abundance

Focus
- Community power in Abundance
- 29/08/2012
- Franklyn Gaye


The Abundance platform allows ordinary people to choose more ethical investments Tony Foster, Creative Commons, 2011 ©

Scope
With just 3% of UK energy sources renewable and little expectation that big energy suppliers will do anything about it, a new platform called Abundance is bringing communities together to fund alternative sources of power.

The new Abundance website lets small investors put their money directly into renewable energy projects in the UK. The platform is the latest in a string of new services that aim to democratise finance and allow ordinary people to choose more ethical investments.

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Industry	Environmental Ethical Investments Social & charity Technology
Location	United Kingdom
Keywords	Collaborative Living Sustainable Capitalism Rising Social Conscience Investment Environment Green Renewable energy

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