A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
Warnings of a new global financial crisis
Article / 13th June 2018There are increasing warnings of an imminent new financial crisis, not only from the billionaire investor George Soros, but also from eminent economists associated with the Bank of International Settlements, the bank of central banks.
Toward a sustainable wellbeing economy
Blog / 13th June 2018The new Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WE-All) is designed to help facilitate a transformation to an economy that meets all fundamental needs within planetary biophysical boundaries. By Robert Costanza et al.
Why economic growth is not compatible with environmental sustainability
Blog / 7th June 2018Federico Demaria addresses the crucial issues of economic growth and environmental degradation, and asks: is the well-being of the individual, societies and nations possible beyond economic growth?
Sufficiency: Moving beyond the gospel of eco-efficiency
Report / 7th June 2018How to live on a shared and finite planet? A new booklet by Friends of the Earth Europe explores this question in relation to the vision of ‘sufficiency’. This implies a new direction for society, in which a reduction in resource use among affluent countries opens up the opportunity for the global poor to obtain their fair share of the global commons.
‘Cruel’ policy measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns
Article / 5th June 2018A scorching report by the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, finds ‘systematic attack on welfare program’ will leave millions deprived of food and healthcare.