Sustainability

We need to take care of planet Earth, the natural world, the atmosphere and ensure we can protect life and ecological diversity.

Webinar: 11.11.24 Part 8: Grassroots Policies In this webinar contributors described the work we need to do to take care of our rivers.
Article: 17.06.24 A Visionary Future with Basic Income for Farmers Basic income for every farmer could help end poverty for farmers and better protect nature.
Article: 06.06.24 Grassroots Manifesto for Sustainability Policies to help us take care of the planet, support wildlife and better farming.
Paper: 25.04.24 Sowing the Seeds of Stability A proposal to use basic income as the system to support the income of farmers and farm workers.
Webinar: 19.03.24 Part 7: Grassroots Policies In Part 7 of our webinar series we focused on the Commons, and wildlife.
Webinar: 14.03.24 Part 6: Grassroots Policies We focused on financial and environmental sustainability in Part 6 of our webinar series.
Article: 05.02.24 The ‘Scarcity’ of Money Government can create the money we need in order to do the things that really matter.
Slide: 23.01.24 The Future of Energy Denmark is creating sustainable networks of community-based energy production and distribution.
Webinar: 21.11.23 Part 5: Grassroots Policies Our discussion focused on healthy food in Part 5 of our webinar series.
Article: 02.11.23 Building a Sustainable Future Solutions to sustainability require the involvement of all citizens: pooling knowledge, skills and creativity.
Article: 28.10.23 Ecosystems of the Future No one organisation, leader or solution will make the changes we need, only cooperative interaction.
Webinar: 07.08.23 Part 4: Grassroots Policies Our discussion focused on food security in Part 4 of our webinar series.
Webinar: 05.07.23 Part 3: Grassroots Policies Part 3 explored the practical steps necessary to re-wild the environment and challenge pollution in our waterways.
Webinar: 20.05.23 Part 2: Grassroots Policies The second webinar in this series focused on genetic modification, factory farmed animals and a pollution scandal.
Article: 14.04.23 Grassroots Policies Briefing 1 Policies for sustainable farming outlined by Anna Pick of Positive Money, Anne Chapman and Jeremy Buxton.
Webinar: 04.04.23 Part 1: Grassroots Policies The first webinar in this series focused on the future of farming, sustainability and finance.
Paper: 04.03.23 Sheffield Makes Civil Society Sheffield has a vibrant civil society but its full potential is not yet realised.
Article: 03.03.23 In Harmony with Nature We need to radically reimagine ourselves, Nature and the relationship between us.
Reviews: 03.03.23 Active Hope An inspiring book to help us face the mess we're in with resilience, creativity and action.
Reviews: 21.11.22 Homes for People and Wildlife A report offering a vision for how people and wildlife can live in harmony.
Article: 16.02.22 Electric Cars, Sharing and Decarbonising Further measures on car use must be taken now in order to meet the UK’s overall net zero emission target by 2030.
Article: 29.09.21 IUCN World Conservation Congress The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the largest gathering of conservation expertise globally, CN Ambassadors…
Film: 16.09.21 Restoring Shropshire's Verges The verges along our roads can be beautiful havens for wildlife and biodiversity if we change how we take care of them
Article: 01.09.21 Action for Responsible Management of Our Rivers ARMOUR, the remarkable story of saving rivers and building community across South Africa.
Reviews: 07.07.21 Post Growth Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of…
Article: 12.05.21 Disability Activism for the Environment Disabled people can be champions for community and environmental change and active citizenship brings personal…
Reviews: 08.04.21 A Wild Love for the World David Towell reviews a new collection of writings celebrating the lifework of the Buddhist ecologist Joanna Macy.
Article: 27.05.20 Re-Imagining Our Streets Lynne Friedli shares an inspiring idea to convert residential parking spaces into green spaces for fruit, vegetables…
Paper: 04.11.19 Grow a Better Future In this paper Steve Newman demonstrates that it is entirely possible to reimagine housing, planning and development…
Article: 20.08.19 The Rights of Nature Gavin Barker argues that a new constitution for the UK should not just protect human rights, it should also protect the…
Article: 16.08.19 Creating a Veganic Farm Jo Kidd describes the beginning of her family's journey into veganic farming in Kent.
Project: 23.05.19 Sustainability & Justice Exploring how to live with justice in harmony with the planet.
Article: 28.02.19 Electric Vehicles: Good or Bad? Philip Adams provides an introduction to the benefits of using an electric car.
Article: 02.02.19 Doing the Donut at the G20 Respected economist Kate Raworth shows how sustainability and social justice can be used to evaluate economic…
Reviews: 13.08.18 Learning From Nature David Towell reviews 3 books which help us to understand how we might create a future in which we live in harmony with each…
Slide: 24.07.17 Compassionate Living Jo Kidd explores veganism and justice for all in this presentation given at the Mental Wealth Festival held in…
Paper: 22.12.15 Kent Vegan Festival In October 2015, 1,500 people took part in the very first Kent Vegan Festival in Canterbury, Jo Kidd shares what…
Reviews: 23.09.15 This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate David Towell is shaken and stirred by this latest blockbuster from Naomi Klein.
Paper: 23.09.15 A Manifesto for Planet and Progeny The world is haunted by the spectre of an 'economic man' and his form of capitalism, seen as the be all and end all of…
Inspiration: 07.01.14 Eco Shed David Towell describes a great innovation that provides employment for disabled people whilst supporting…
Reviews: 01.03.12 The Transition Companion Rob Hopkins explores how local communities can become more resilient and, in particular, less damaging to the global…
Graphic: 01.08.09 Waste in Public Services The current welfare system wastes resources by reducing the ability of the citizen to put them to good use.
Graphic: 01.08.09 Model Development Any model for improving systems can be improved if it is subject to a four stage iterative process.