We welcome enquiries from journalists seeking comment, interviews or advice on potential stories or contacts in the field of democracy and sustainable development.

We are currently able to give interviews in English, French, Spanish and German.

All of our media contacts have print, radio and television/video experience.

Halina Ward (Director): overall relationship between democracy and sustainable development; global governance, democracy and sustainable development; role of business in democracy for sustainable development (English, Spanish).

John Elkington (Chair): democracy and social innovation for sustainable development; role of business in democracy for sustainable development (English).

Ian Christie (Vice-Chair): local democracy and sustainable development; role of civil society, voluntary sector and religions in democracy for sustainable development (English, French, German).

In the first instance, please contact us by email, or via Skype or by telephone

Email: press@fdsd.org

Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7022 1848

Skype: halinaward

Press releases

15th September 2009: Climate policy could threaten democratic freedoms, warns NGO (357kb)

25th February 2010: Hungary’s Green Ombudsman puts environmental futures at the heart of decision-making (197 kb)