Topic: Environment

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Reflections on the future of the sharing economy

Blog / 3rd March 2015

At a time when inequality is on the rise and nations are failing to reduce global carbon emissions, what does the future hold for the sharing economy movement unless it mobilises to reform government policies that are the root cause of climate change and socio-economic exclusion?

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After the great Piketty debate

Article / 3rd March 2015

If de-growth on a global level is inevitable sooner or later – and there is enough evidence to suggest that it is – then the implications go far beyond Piketty’s solutions for how we can achieve a just and sustainable world.

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A new social settlement for a sharing society

Blog / 20th February 2015

The latest phase of research from the New Economics Foundation proposes a new framework of ideas that are all premised on the need for a more equal and sharing society, one that “serves the interests of people and the planet, not the other way around”.

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Commons transition: STWR interviewed by the P2P Foundation

Article / 4th February 2015

As part of a series of interviews highlighting the need for a 'commons transition', STWR was asked about the ethic and practice of sharing in relation to establishing a sustainable model of societal organisation through commons-based production and governence.

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Ein Diskurs über Ideologien, Überzeugungen und ‘Ismen’

Article / 16th January 2015

Wie können wir zu der Erkenntnis gelangen, dass Teilen die Lösung für eine planetare Krise ist, und unsere einzig noch verbleibende Hoffnung für die Sanierung einer geteilten Welt? Diese Frage ist bei der Betrachtung der Ismen von zentraler Bedeutung, denn wir haben unsere Selbstgefälligkeit intellektualisiert, um sie als normal zu rechtfertigen.

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The true meaning of Christmas

Article / 16th December 2014

At this time of year, it is easy to forget the reality of the critical world situation as we partake in the frantic overconsumption and festivities of Christmas. But what is the true meaning of Christmas in the midst of environmental destruction, growing levels of poverty and escalating global tensions?

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Media release: ‘Global call for sharing’ campaign

News / 8th December 2014

Share The World’s Resources (STWR) has launched a new campaign in order to catalyse a broader public debate on the need to strengthen and scale up diverse forms of economic sharing at the local, national and global level.​

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Why sharing is a common cause that unites us all

Article / 8th December 2014

Given that a call for sharing is already a fundamental (if often unacknowledged) demand of engaged citizens and progressive organisations, there is every reason why we should embrace this common cause that unites us all.

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Sharing as our common cause

Report / 4th December 2014

This report demonstrates how a call for sharing underpins many existing initiatives for social justice, environmental stewardship, true democracy and global peace. On this basis, STWR argues that sharing should be more widely promoted as a common cause that can help connect civil society organisations and social movements under a united call for change.

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Weihnachten, das System und ich

Article / 1st December 2014

Das System, dem wir die Schuld für unsere Probleme auf der Welt in die Schuhe schieben, wird von uns, von Ihnen und mir gebildet. Das wird besonders deutlich sichtbar zur Weihnachtszeit, wenn wir im Namen Jesu in den Geschäften unsere fragile Erde ausplündern, schreibt Mohammed Mesbahi.

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