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The emerging debate on global sharing
News / 17th December 2012In the last newsletter of 2012, STWR highlights some recent events and discussions on rethinking the global economic order and scaling up sharing in our societies, and stresses the importance of everyone getting involved in the emerging debate around global sharing.
The human right to the earth
Blog / 13th December 2012As the United Nations community continues to flesh out a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be unveiled next year, NGO representative Alanna Hartzok proposes “a commons rent approach to public finance for the SDGs based on an ethic of fairly sharing the value of the earth”.
Why poverty? Because we do not share resources
Blog / 8th December 2012The recent documentary and debate series called ‘Why Poverty?’ highlighted the extreme differences in living standards and life chances around the world, and once again emphasised that there can never be an end to poverty until the world’s resources are more equally shared.
Sharing and cooperation in the business world
Blog / 6th December 2012The concept of sharing is fundamental to the business sector, despite the huge challenges to creating an alternative economic model in the midst of a free-market, private enterprise system. Yet the co-operative movement is playing a key role in building sustainable businesses based on people and not profit.
Christian Aid’s renewed focus on sharing
Blog / 5th December 2012Of the many and varied examples of organisations, professionals and engaged citizens across the world that call for greater sharing in our societies, here’s one example from the NGO community: Christian Aid’s new strategy for 2012 that puts sharing at the centre of its work and campaigning priorities.