Reinventing the Weal – Exploring the Commons (Part 2)
Preserving and enhancing Global Commons will require changes to systems of law, economics and ownership - an overview of existing and new ideas.
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Reinventing the Weal
Restoring the Common Weal. An overview on the concept of Global Commons and its associated theories.
Rejuvenative innovation – building a flourishing future
A short overview of one of the key themes of Towards 9 Billion – the need and hope for rejuvenative innovation towards a sustainable, equitable future.
From the stars…post-scarcity economics & energy as a human right
Energy as a human right...what could we achieve if our ambition was not constrained by the impacts and availability of energy?
The rise of Sustainability Context
Contextual analysis is not new, but conventional approaches ignore the real big picture. Sustainability context is on the rise and about time too!
Natural Philosophy for Sustainability
Natural philosophy for sustainability - science must recombine with its philosophical component to deliver the future we want.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is one of the current buzz words in corporate sustainability. What is it, what does it mean for you and is it time for a radical reappraisal?
The dark secret of the sustainability event circuit – Money talks
If you are a sustainability practitioner and attend events on the topic – do you know how those events recruit speakers? Do speakers have to pay-to-play?
Sustainability Questions
Unless we ask the big questions, we won't find the answers which meet the scale of the challenge we face.
Against a dark background – the limits of certainty
A sustainable future depends upon our ability to perceive the limits of certainty, and to embrace the uncertainty that has always been there.
A planetisation of finance: Earth as a going concern
The motivation behind multi-capitals approaches is to highlight their value to the economy. Why not focus upon the value of the planet as a going concern?
Social Utility – The Fundamental Metric of Social Impact
Defining and delivering true social utility requires a fundamental perspective and approach to assessing the purpose of enterprise in the first place.