Topic: Environment
Reclaiming the ‘real’ sharing economy
Article / 20th April 2015What does it actually mean ‘to share’? This might seem like an obvious question, but the concept of sharing is increasingly being debated, discussed and redefined in our modern age of rapid technological change and planetary crises.
From basic income to social dividend: sharing the value of common resources
Article / 18th March 2015It’s time to broaden the debate on how to fund a universal basic income by including options for sharing resource rents, which is a model that can be applied internationally to reform unjust economic systems, reduce extreme poverty and protect the global commons.
After the great Piketty debate
Article / 3rd March 2015If 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.
Reflections on the future of the sharing economy
Blog / 3rd March 2015At 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?
A new social settlement for a sharing society
Blog / 20th February 2015The 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”.
Commons transition: STWR interviewed by the P2P Foundation
Article / 4th February 2015As 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.
私たちの共通目標としての分かち合い
Article / 1st February 2015分かち合いへの呼びかけが既に活動的市民と革新的な組織の根本的要求(多くの場合認識されていないながらも)であることを考慮すると、私たち皆をひとつにするこの共通理念を受け入れない理由はありません。
The true meaning of Christmas
Article / 16th December 2014At 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?
Media release: ‘Global call for sharing’ campaign
News / 8th December 2014Share 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.
Why sharing is a common cause that unites us all
Article / 8th December 2014Given 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.