Westfield Better Futures is a one‑year creative, skills and community impact programme powered by Westfield Stratford City and delivered with Foundation for Future London. Using dedicated investment, it creates hands‑on creative, digital and environmentally focused opportunities for local people across East London.
Through practical workshops, cultural programming, circular fashion initiatives, green skills training and school‑to‑career pathways, Westfield Better Futures strengthens the local creative ecosystem while opening new routes into future‑facing industries.
By uniting retailers, educators and grassroots partners, the programme turns investment into impact, helping East London communities flourish in a more sustainable, connected and resilient way.
Westfield Better Futures builds on our award-winning Westfield East Bank Creative Futures Fund, a five-year programme that successfully invested £10 million into the local communities of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Waltham Forest, supported by retail destination Westfield Stratford City.
The programme is free and open to individuals, organisations and businesses working across the London Boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge.
Westfield Better Futures launched during Great Big Green Week 2026, on Thursday 11 June 2026, bringing together community organisations, local leaders and sustainability champions from across East London. The event marked the start of a new programme shaped by listening, sharing ideas and building connections for a greener future.
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