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Y Contract Economaidd yw un o bolisïau allweddol Cynllun Gweithredu ar yr Economi gan Lywodraeth Cymru, a lansiwyd gan Ken Skates, Ysgrifennydd yr Economi, ym mis Rhagfyr.  
  
Mae’r Cynllun yn nodi dull newydd Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer datblygu’r economi ac mae’n canolbwyntio ar adeiladu sylfeini cryf ar gyfer twf cynhwysol, sbarduno diwydiannau’r dyfodol a rhoi grym i ranbarthau.   
  
O dan y Contract Economaidd newydd, bydd yn rhaid i fusnesau sy’n ceisio cymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru ymrwymo i egwyddorion twf, gwaith teg, lleihau olion traed carbon, iechyd, a sgiliau a dysgu yn y gweithle.  
  
Dywedodd Ken Skates, Ysgrifennydd yr Economi:  



> “Mae’n cytundeb economaidd newydd yn dechrau perthynas newydd a deinamig rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a busnesau, sy’n seiliedig ar egwyddor buddsoddi cyhoeddus ag iddo bwrpas cymdeithasol.


> “Mae’n golygu y bydd busnesau sy’n ceisio’n cymorth yn cydweithio â ni ac yn ymrwymo i’r egwyddorion rydyn ni’n eu hyrwyddo, sef twf, gwaith teg, iechyd, sgiliau a dysgu, a datgarboneiddio.“Mae’r contract hwn yn ymwneud ag ymgysylltu, cymhelliant a hyrwyddo arferion da; ymagwedd ‘rhywbeth er lles pawb’ sy’n annog busnesau a’r Llywodraeth i ganfod a phrofi sut y gall cwmni gyfrannu at ffyniant a llesiant ei weithwyr a’r gymuned ehangach. 
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> “Mae llawer o gwmnïau llwyddiannus eisoes wrthi’n mabwysiadu arferion cyflogaeth a busnes cyfrifol, ac rydyn ni am annog a chefnogi busnesau eraill i wneud yr un peth.”

Cafodd y Contract Economaidd ei lansio bedwar mis yn ôl ar ôl ymgynghori â busnesau. Mae hyn wedi helpu i lunio’r ffordd y mae’r cynllun gweithredu ar yr economi yn cael ei roi ar waith ar hyn o bryd.   
  
Mae pum Maes Gweithredu Llywodraeth Cymru, a gafodd eu llunio i ddiogelu dyfodol busnesau, hefyd wedi’u rhoi ar waith.   
  
Mae hyn yn golygu ei bod bellach yn ofynnol i unrhyw fusnes sy’n galw am gymorth ariannol ddatblygu cynigion sy’n  cyd\-fynd ag o leiaf un o’r meysydd gweithredu. Mae'r rheini’n canolbwyntio ar arloesi ac entrepreneuriaeth, ymchwil a datblygu, allforio a masnachu, swyddi a sgiliau o ansawdd uchel, a datgarboneiddio.  
  
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd yn gwneud y pethau a ganlyn:   


* Lansio ei Chronfa Dyfodol yr Economi sy’n ateb y galw gan fusnesau i symleiddio chwe chronfa sy’n ymwneud â’r economi, trafnidiaeth a thwristiaeth a rhai eraill maes o law.
* Cyhoeddi enwau aelodau'r Bwrdd Cynghori Gweinidogion newydd, dan gadeiryddiaeth Syr Adrian Webb. Bydd y Bwrdd yn helpu i lunio polisïau a rhoi cyngor allanol cryf a heriol. Bydd y Bwrdd Cynghori Gweinidogion yn disodli nifer o fyrddau, paneli a grwpiau Llywodraeth Cymru dros amser, gan symleiddio’r ffordd y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael cyngor allanol.
* Sefydlu Bwrdd Cyflawni dros y Llywodraeth, dan gadeiryddiaeth Ken Skates, er mwyn sicrhau bod egwyddorion y cynllun gweithredu ar yr economi ar waith yn holl feysydd gwaith y Llywodraeth.

Ychwanegodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi:   

> “Roedd yn dda gen i weld ymateb cadarnhaol busnesau i’n cynllun gweithredu ar yr economi, ac mae’r cyfraniad y gwnaethon nhw at ei lunio wedi creu argraff dda arna i.
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> “Dw i’n edrych ymlaen yn eiddgar nawr at roi’r cynllun ar waith gyda’i ffordd newydd o gydweithio â busnesau a’u cefnogi, ac o gael cyngor allanol. Nod hyn i gyd yw sicrhau twf cynhwysol, diogelu dyfodol busnesau a galluogi’n pobl a’n lleoedd i fod yn fwy cynhyrchiol.  
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> “Dim ond y dechrau yw heddiw a dw i’n edrych ymlaen at roi cam nesaf y cynllun ar waith, a fydd yn canolbwyntio ar ein dull newydd ar gyfer datblygu economi’r rhanbarthau ac ar weithgarwch ehangach ar draws y Llywodraeth, nes ymlaen yn y flwyddyn."

Dyma aelodau Grŵp Cynghori’r Gweinidog:* Adrian Webb \- Cadeirydd
* Katherine Bennett – Airbus
* Chris Sutton – Arweinydd Gyfarwyddwr/ Prif Swyddfa JLL
* Monica Bradley \- Purposeful Capital
* Rachel Clacher – Moneypenny
* Debbie Green \- Prif Weithredwr, Coastal Housing Association
* Mario Kreft \- Cyfarwyddwr, Cartref Gofal Pendine Park
* James Davies \- Cadeirydd, Industry Wales
* Chris Nott – Uwch\-bartner, Capital Law
* Justin Albert \- Cyfarwyddwr, yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol.







Translation:


 
The Economic Contract is one of the key policies of the Welsh Government’s Economic Action Plan, which was launched by Economy Secretary, Ken Skates in December.  
  
The Plan sets out the Welsh Government’s new approach to economic development, which is focussed on building strong foundations for inclusive growth, supercharging the industries of the future and empowering Wales’ regions.   
  
Under the new Economic Contract, businesses seeking Welsh Government support will need to commit to the principles of growth, fair work, reducing carbon footprints, health, skills and learning in the workplace.  
  
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said:  



> “Our new Economic Contact is the start of a new and dynamic relationship between Welsh Government and business that is based on the principle of public investment with a social purpose.
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> “It means businesses seeking our support will actively collaborate with us and commit to the principles that we believe in \- the principles of growth, fair work, health, skills and learning and decarbonisation.
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> “This contract is about engagement, incentive and spreading good practice, a genuine reciprocal ‘something for something’ approach that encourages business and Government to explore and test how a company contributes to the wealth and wellbeing of its workers and wider community.
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> “Many successful companies are already taking steps to adopt responsible business and employment practices and we want to encourage and support others to take a similar path.”

The launch of the Economic Contract follows four months of positive engagement with the business community that has helped to shape the Economic Action Plan’s operating model now coming into force.   
  
The Welsh Government’s five Calls to Action, designed to future proof business, have also now come into effect.   
  
This means from now on, companies looking to qualify for business finance will be required to develop proposals that align to at least one of the Calls to Action. These focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, R\&D and automation, exports and trade, high quality employment and skills and decarbonisation.  
  
The Welsh Government is also : 

* Launching its Economy Futures Fund which, in response to calls from business, streamlines and simplifies six Economy, Transport  and Tourism funds, with more to follow later.
* Unveiling membership of its new Ministerial Advisory Board, Chaired by Sir Adrian Webb, which will inform policy making and provide strong and challenging external advice. The Ministerial Advisory Board will replace a number of Welsh Government sector panels, groups and boards that are now being phased out, simplifying the way the Welsh Government receives external advice.
* Establishing a cross\-Government Delivery Board, chaired by Economy Secretary, Ken Skates to ensure the principles of the Economic Action Plan are embedded right across Government.

The Economy Secretary added:   

> “I have been really pleased by the way our Economic Action Plan has been received by business, and impressed by the contribution they have made to shaping it.
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> “ I am excited that we are now moving to  the implementation phase with changes to the way we engage with and support business and to how we receive external advice. All of this is geared to securing inclusive growth, future proofing businesses and empowering our people and places to become more productive.  
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> “Today is just the start, and I look forward to implementing  the next phase of the plan, which will focus on our new approach to regional economic development and wider cross\-government activity, later in the year.”

The membership of the Ministerial Advisory Board is:* Adrian Webb \- Chair
* Katherine Bennett – Airbus
* Chris Sutton \- Lead Director/ Head Office JLL
* Monica Bradley \- Purposeful Capital
* Rachel Clacher – Moneypenny
* Debbie Green \- Chief Executive, Coastal Housing Association
* Mario Kreft \- Director, Pendine Park Care Home
* James Davies \- Chair, Industry Wales
* Chris Nott \- Senior Partner, Capital Law
* Justin Albert \- Director, National Trust.