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Ten billion reasons to demand system change
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 3:56 pm | Rajesh Makwana
Has the international community left it too late to prevent runaway climate change and widespread ecological degradation? Does the typical citizen and career politician have the inclination to accept the severity of the ‘planetary emergency’, let ... More >>
#GlobalGoals? The truth about poverty and how to address it
Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 10:46 am | Rajesh Makwana
It's high time UN agencies and the mainstream media acknowledge the true scale of global poverty and engage in a long overdue public debate on how ambitious and transformative the international development agenda really is. More >>
Challenging corporate power in a not-for-profit world
Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 4:44 pm | Rajesh Makwana
As businesses increasingly embrace a not-for-profit culture, an end to overconsumption on a finite planet could finally be in sight. But given the huge lobbying power of vested interests, it will remain impossible to create a truly sustainable world until ... More >>
The Sharing Economy: Our Sustainable Future
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 5:42 pm | Rajesh Makwana
If we believe that the sharing economy has a role to play in creating a fairer and more sustainable world, then we need to look broadly at how the principle of sharing applies to all aspects of policymaking – particularly on an international scale. More >>