Upstream London

Tomorrow is made here.

H&F is now a global economic hotspot thanks to record investment and new jobs. Working with Imperial College London, here's how we've achieved this economic growth.

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Upstream London is Hammersmith & Fulham Council's pioneering industrial strategy. We launched it in 2017 with the aim of transforming our borough into an inclusive, global, economic hotspot – a place where innovation and creativity define exciting new opportunities for our people.

Partnering with world-leading university Imperial College London, we established the White City Innovation District.

Since then, we've helped attract £6billion of investment and created more than 13,000 new jobs in H&F. The borough is now home to globally-renowned companies such as Autolus, L'Oréal and Novartis.

Eighty-five per cent of all investment is in the 'STEM³' fields of science, technology, engineering, maths, medicine and media.

VIDEO: Giving our young people the best opportunities

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Upstream London - video transcript

Cllr Stephen Cowan speaking at the opening of the new L'Oréal headquarters in White City.

'How to deliver inclusive economic growth' is a lesson we can learn from the world's fast growth tech economies

A blog by Cllr Stephen Cowan, Leader of H&F

Pathway Bond paves the way for young people

We are now taking Upstream London to the next level.

The recently launched 'Upstream Pathway Bond' brings together businesses and educators to offer young people a clear path into new careers and skills in the hottest new tech industries.

Organisations who sign up offer advice, work experience, apprenticeships, interview skills, mentoring and inspiration. In return, businesses have a highly-skilled workforce on their doorstep.

View our Upstream Pathway Bond opportunities.

Global partners

To power our Industrial Strategy, we've recently forged 7 powerful international partnerships to drive innovation across the globe with:

Barcelona, Spain

Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway

Milan, Italy

Melbourne, Australia

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rzeszów, Poland

Through these partnerships and the Upstream Pathway Bond, young people will get the opportunity to travel to some of our international partners in Europe for work experience.

Left to right, H&F Leader Stephen Cowan signs an agreement with Melbourne in Australia.

We want Hammersmith & Fulham to be a place where innovation and creativity define exciting new opportunities."

Pictured: H&F Leader Cllr Stephen Cowan (left) and Alec Cameron, Vice-Chancellor and President at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (right) sign the new partnership agreement at H&F's WEST Youth Zone.