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How Multilateral Cooperation Delivers for Food Security and Biodiversity

Nearly two decades of data show how the Multilateral System operates as a living mechanism supporting research, breeding, and global collaboration.

SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 6 min read

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Systems Change·29 August 2026

The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion?

ON SOURCE: RADICAL WITH AMOL RAJAN Radio 4 , · 11 Jun 2026 , · 66 mins The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion? (Kate Raworth) Radical LISTEN TO THE EPISODE What if growth wasn’t the main goal for economic

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Systems Change·28 August 2026

ECOSOC Forum Places Youth at Forefront of Sustainable Development

ON SOURCE: SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB ECOSOC Forum Places Youth at Forefront of Sustainable Development STORY HIGHLIGHTS The three-day event took place under the theme, ‘Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainab

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Climate·26 June 2026

None of 17 UN SDGs on Track to Be Achieved By 2030, Report Finds

More than a decade after world nations agreed on a set of goals to guide global sustainable development, progress remains “significantly off track,” according to a new analysis.

EARTH.ORG · 4 min read

Systems Change·10 June 2026

We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way

Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare/The Guardian Opinion/ Poverty ON SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Wed 10 Jun 2026 10.00 CEST We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way Olivier De Schutter , Joseph Stigli

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Arts & Culture·5 June 2026

The Hope Forum 2026

Highlights from The Hope Forum 2026: Archipelagos of Hope. Video courtesy of ART 2030.

ART 2030 · 2 min read

Climate·1 May 2026

Renewables Hit Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity in 2025

“By the end of 2025, renewables accounted for 49% of global installed power capacity, and comprised 85.6% of annual global power additions, largely due to significant growth in solar and wind power,” said Francesco La Camera,…

EARTH . ORG · 3 min read

Systems Change·29 April 2026

Civil society demands action from governments at first fossil fuel-free conference in Colombia

Climate & Environment Climate Change News Published on April 28, 2026 10:47. / Updated on April 28, 2026 21:42. ON SOURCE: GENEVA SOLUTIONS Civil society demands action from governments at first fossil fuel-free conference in Colombia

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Systems Change·19 April 2026

Global Progressive Mobilisation brought together global leaders to stand up for democracy

ON SOURCE: Global Progressive Mobilisation Global Progressive Mobilisation brought together global leaders to stand up for democracy “The future has called upon you, and you have answered that call”. The Secretary General of the PSOE

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Systems Change·5 June 2026

Featured Story: Global Progressive Mobilisation

ON SOURCE: Global Progressive Mobilisation Uniting the world's progressive forces for a more just, equal, and sustainable future. About the Event As the world faces critical turmoil, the Global Progressive Mobilisation (GPM) offers a ne

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Arts & Culture·16 March 2026

Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future

Capitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we truly do. This hollow pursuit, achieved at the expense of both people and the planet, has forced us to confront…

ABUNDANCE · 2 min read

Climate·5 March 2026

Beyond GDP: An Opportunity for Economic Reset

A recent conversation with Sato Ichiro, Executive Senior Research Fellow at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Research Institute, and Csaba Kőrösi, a Hungarian diplomat who served as President of the 77th session of…

SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 5 min read

Dwelling·27 February 2026

Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election

Hannah Spencer, the Green Party candidate, outside a polling station on Thursday, the day of the Gorton and Denton by-election.Credit...Temilade Adelaja/Reuters

NEW YORK TIMES · 5 min read

Systems Change·17 February 2026

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate - here are the first three steps

‘Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about the lamb’s.’ Photograph: Minerva Studio/Alamy ON SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Thu 12 Feb 2026 13.00 GMT We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – h

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Climate·29 January 2026

Call for Reset of Global Water Agenda Seeks to Reverse “Water Bankruptcy”

Unconstrained by traditional political boundaries, water can overcome fragmentation and ignite cooperation by aligning national security with international priorities, according to the report.

SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 3 min read

Climate·21 January 2026

We Don't Have Time at Davos: WEF Alternative Speech '26

Today a group of globally respected leaders, shaping the future of people, planet and prosperity, set out a bold alternative to President Donald Trump’s growth‑at‑all‑costs/America First vision of prosperity, which is grounded in…

WE DON'T HAVE TIME · 1 min read

Climate·19 January 2026

TORI TSUI - Resisting Billionaire Extractivism

Tori Tsui is an environmental campaigner, author and advisor from Hong Kong. She is a senior advisor for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, campaigner for the Stop Rosebank coalition and works across a variety of initiatives within…

TORI TSUI · 1 min read

Systems Change·19 January 2026

‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam

A climate justice protest at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where participating corporations were accused of fuelling crises and profiting from them. Photograph: Dpa/Alamy Global development ON SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN About this content K

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Climate·7 January 2026

Earth needs a systems change that prioritises wellbeing

We are currently facing the failure of a system based on infinite growth that puts profit before care for people and the planet. A system that is highly dependent on fossil fuels, natural resources extraction, overproduction and…

GREENPEACE · 3 min read

Arts & Culture·29 December 2025

Voices for now for tomorrow

By sharing progressive ideas and long-term thinking the aim of the Olive Network is to connect populations with positive change makers, rising above division to the empathy and vision of charities, the arts, science and humanities.

ON Network · 1 min read

Climate·10 January 2026

OECD Report Calls for More Synergistic Responses to Triple Planetary Crisis

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published its periodic analysis of economic and environmental trends – and of policy actions to address the key challenges. This year’s report focuses on the…

SDG KNOWLEDGE HUB · 2 min read

Climate·3 December 2025

Jason Hickel on Degrowth: A response to Branko Milanovic

In late 2017, Branko Milanovic wrote a blog post titled “ The illusion of degrowth in a poor and unequal world .” He penned it, he says, following a conversation he had with a proponent of degrowth, which was me. I wrote a response, which…

JASON HICKEL · 62 min read

Economics·18 July 2025

Reorganizing Production to Serve Life, Not Profit

Analysis of Capitalism - Globalization - Socio-ecological Transformation - Democratic Socialism

ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG · 23 min read

Systems Change·1 October 2024

United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future to transform global governance

Day One is '#YouthLead for the Future: We believe in the promise of a better world for all '. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 to generate additional o

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Systems Change·15 November 2024

Featured Story: Forum for the Future: Three transitions, one opportunity to transform for a just and regenerative future

FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: Our 2023-2025 strategy Three transitions, one opportunity to transform for a just and regenerative future A more sustainable future in which people and the planet can thrive is within our grasp. Creating it will mean e

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Climate·13 July 2022

Want to Achieve the SDGs by 2030? Center Human Rights

By The Women’s Major Group Organizing Partners and Secretariat

ON Network · 4 min read

Economics·23 May 2022

Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'

Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Phil White joined a Davos protest calling for higher taxes on the wealthy

ON Network · 3 min read

Systems Change·13 May 2022

School of System Change: System change for sustainability

System change for sustainability Why system change? Climate change, poverty, malnutrition, civic unrest: the world faces these complex challenges because our core systems are not working towards sustainable goals. Shifting these systems is

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Climate·31 March 2022

Future Perfect: Integrating Long-term Thinking into Public Policy

Short-term thinking is deeply embedded in our political and economic structures. From four-year election cycles to quarterly reviews, our buy-now-pay-later society is eroding our connection with – and responsibility for – the future.

ON Network · 5 min read

Economics·19 January 2022

Millionaires group calls for wealth tax at virtual Davos

ZURICH, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A group of more than 100 billionaires and millionaires has issued a plea to political and business leaders convening virtually for the World Economic Forum: make us pay more tax.

ON Network · 3 min read

Arts & Culture·18 October 2021

RSA: Indigenous Knowledge: the wisdom of deep listening

What could we learn if we listened carefully and connected with place more deeply? What could happen if we looked at global systems from an indigenous perspective, one concerned with understanding the patterns of living knowledge relations…

ON Network · 1 min read

Arts & Culture·9 August 2021

Leaving no one behind Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract

There are over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population. Indigenous peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages…

ON Network · 3 min read

Climate·29 April 2021

Forum for the Future: How will you reboot the future?

How will you reboot the future? New campaign amplifies young voices ahead of major climate conference, COP-26 As the climate and social crises we face intensify, the voices of young people are rightly getting louder. Forum for the Future…

ON Network · 3 min read

Systems Change·10 November 2021

UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution

© UNESCO A horse rider heads towards mountains in Kyrgyzstan . UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution 18 February 2021 Climate Change Without nature’s help, “we will not thrive or e

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Systems Change·21 September 2020

WEF: Nearly 9 in 10 People Globally Want a More Sustainable and Equitable World Post COVID-19

Published 16 Sep 2020 2020 Amanda Russo, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] , +41 79 392 6898 Gayle Markovitz, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected] +41 79 749 9251 In a new World Economic Forum/

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Systems Change·18 August 2020

We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction

Amiens Cathedral, France: built across several lifetimes during the 13th century. Photograph: Alamy We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction Sonia Sodha Sun 16 Aug 2020 08.15 BST Last modifie

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Peace·24 October 2020

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on UN’s anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on the United Nations anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19.

Olive Network · 5 min read

Education·8 June 2020

Now is the time for a 'great reset'

To achieve a better outcome, the world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions. Every country, from the United States to China, must partic

World Economic Forum · 3 min read

Climate·8 December 2025

Krisis: a manifesto for the future

(A shorter version of the following statement was published in The Observer Letters section on 24/5/2020. An e-petition is being set up on the final demand of a Citizens’ Assembly. If you would like to sign the petition please drop me a…

ON Network · 12 min read

New Museum·23 February 2024

New New Deal: Towards a New Era of Social Imagination

The community-centered approach of the Federal Art Project can be an inspiration in a time when the current system must be rethought.

13 min read

Climate·30 April 2020

How can we emerge from the crisis into a more resilient, sustainable future?

At the outset of 2020 much was said about this being the year of action in a decade of change. Now, with over a million people infected with COVID-19, and more than half the human population under some kind of lockdown, this unprecedented…

ON Network · 4 min read

Systems Change·15 April 2020

White Arkitekter + ReGen Villages Create First Circular, Self-Sufficient Communities for Sweden

Written by Christele Harrouk White Arkitekter, in collaboration with Silicon Valley-based ReGen Villages , have joined forces to create fully circular, self-sufficient and resilient communities in Sweden. Inspired by computer games, the pro

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How Multilateral Cooperation Delivers for Food Security and Biodiversity

Stories in this directory

The End of Endless Growth: Should We Put the Brakes on Economic Expansion?

ECOSOC Forum Places Youth at Forefront of Sustainable Development

None of 17 UN SDGs on Track to Be Achieved By 2030, Report Finds

We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way

The Hope Forum 2026

Renewables Hit Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity in 2025

Civil society demands action from governments at first fossil fuel-free conference in Colombia

Global Progressive Mobilisation brought together global leaders to stand up for democracy

Featured Story: Global Progressive Mobilisation

Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future

Beyond GDP: An Opportunity for Economic Reset

Green Party Defeats Labour in U.K. Special Election

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate - here are the first three steps

Call for Reset of Global Water Agenda Seeks to Reverse “Water Bankruptcy”

We Don&#x27;t Have Time at Davos: WEF Alternative Speech &#x27;26

TORI TSUI - Resisting Billionaire Extractivism

‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam

Earth needs a systems change that prioritises wellbeing

Voices for now for tomorrow

OECD Report Calls for More Synergistic Responses to Triple Planetary Crisis

Jason Hickel on Degrowth: A response to Branko Milanovic

Reorganizing Production to Serve Life, Not Profit

United Nations adopts ground-breaking Pact for the Future to transform global governance

Featured Story: Forum for the Future: Three transitions, one opportunity to transform for a just and regenerative future

Want to Achieve the SDGs by 2030? Center Human Rights

Millionaires at Davos say &#x27;tax us more&#x27;

School of System Change: System change for sustainability

Future Perfect: Integrating Long-term Thinking into Public Policy

Millionaires group calls for wealth tax at virtual Davos

RSA: Indigenous Knowledge: the wisdom of deep listening

Leaving no one behind Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract

Forum for the Future: How will you reboot the future?

UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution

WEF: Nearly 9 in 10 People Globally Want a More Sustainable and Equitable World Post COVID-19

We’ve got to start thinking beyond our own lifespans if we’re going to avoid extinction

The Elders urge a revival of multilateralism on UN’s anniversary to reshape the world after COVID-19

Now is the time for a 'great reset'

Krisis: a manifesto for the future

New New Deal: Towards a New Era of Social Imagination

How can we emerge from the crisis into a more resilient, sustainable future?

White Arkitekter + ReGen Villages Create First Circular, Self-Sufficient Communities for Sweden

We Don't Have Time at Davos: WEF Alternative Speech '26

Millionaires at Davos say 'tax us more'