by Andrea Westall | Dec 20, 2014
In May 2010, thousands of people in the UK gave their votes to people outside the country to protest the lack of democracy in international decisions of climate change, migration, trade and war…UK voters in the UK pledged their votes to people in Afghanistan,...
by kultur.work | Oct 20, 2014
The Manifesto for Democracy and Sustainability, was launched on 20th March 2013, with 81 individual founder signatories and initially 16 organisations. It includes six Principles and associated commitments whose purpose it to transform democracy to become a powerful...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 20, 2014
The People’s Climate March is an international anti-climate change project, that started out on 21 September 2014 with more than 300,000 people advocating political action against climate change. Although based in New York, the event was global in scope and...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 20, 2014
“Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the Transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions.” The Transition...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 20, 2014
AVIVA set up the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition which includes financial institutions, NGOs, investors and professional bodies to promote long-term value by “incorporating long-term sustainability considerations into their business strategy and by fully...
by Ann Thorpe | Apr 24, 2014
9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change 24th-30th April 2015, Nairobi, Kenya The conference theme for this year’s International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) is ‘Measuring and enhancing effective...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 21, 2012
FDSD, as part of the Alliance for Future Generations, joined international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), in urging UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to give priority, and proper resources, to a report on intergenerational solidarity and future generations, as...
by Andrea Westall | Sep 21, 2012
This paper reviews the literature on the drivers of voluntary social and environmental standards-setting, their relationship with the multilateral trading system, the link with national public authorities, as well as suggesting implications for the roles of public...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 21, 2011
Tim O’Riordan notes our reluctance to forego the benefits of a carbon-dependent world. We want sustainability but are not prepared to vote for it. The main problem is short-termism, exacerbated when things are financially tight. Tim notes that the one piece of...
by Andrea Westall | Sep 21, 2010
Halina Ward takes a critical look at ISO 26000, an international standard that aims to encourage organisations to be socially-responsible. She assesses the standard against democracy and sustainable development, making recommendations so that it could better enhance...
by Andrea Westall | May 21, 2010
Whilst there are examples of decision-making innovations that link communities and mainstream politics, Halina Ward asks what happens when community groups that self-organise on sustainable development choose not to engage with local government. Download The full...
by Andrea Westall | Apr 21, 2010
Drawing on her experience at Australian online campaign group GetUp, Sally Hill considers the rise of online activism such as MoveOn, GetUp, 38 Degrees, and Avaaz, on democracy, focusing primarily on their climate change activities. Download The full paper by Sally...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 21, 2009
In the absence of a visionary text setting out the intersections between democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development, Charles Secrett argues that we need to draft a core text, and then rely on the wisdom of crowds to develop it. “Can we find that...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 26, 2009
Leaders from UK NGOs met to explore insights into the relationship between democracy and sustainable development, ways forward, and how or whether NGOs should work together to get democracy working for environmental justice and sustainable development.
by Andrea Westall | Oct 21, 2009
Leaders from UK NGOs met to explore insights into the relationship between democracy and sustainable development, ways forward, and whether and how NGOs should work together to get democracy working for environmental justice and sustainable development. The group, a...
by Andrea Westall | Aug 21, 2009
Halina Ward argues that online voting illustrates some of the problems with simple direct democracy, including an absence of informed and accountable processes. Her comments also draw on a talk by Liam Taylor of Climate Camp at a Compass conference session –...
by Andrea Westall | Jul 21, 2007
Ian Christie sets out four conflicting propositions: democracy is crucial for humane and just development; democracy poses huge problems for sustainable development; sustainability NGOs have been a massive success; sustainability NGOs are also a massive failure by...
