New Economics
UK / Economics & Innovation, New Economics
06 Sep 2012
Stephen Lewis talks to Green Party economic spokesperson Molly Scott Cato about a new approach to economics
20 Jun 2012
Several trillion dollars is traded in currency around the world daily, with huge profits being pocketed by banks and traders. But one trader is bucking the trend by donating some of his company’s profits to charity, as well as giving a better rate of exchange to clients
Global / Economics & Innovation, New Economics
01 Jun 2012
A new interactive online map reveals the breadth of innovative small scale responses to the economic crisis
Global / Economics & Innovation, New Economics, Peace & Democracy, Politics, Sustainable Development, Wellbeing
01 Jun 2012
At a landmark UN meeting on happiness, delegates proposed making wellbeing the central goal of economic development
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
05 Apr 2012
Ross Jackson offers a plan for radical economic and political reform that would replace current global institutions with ones that support sustainable economies, uphold human rights and respect environmental standards
27 Mar 2012
A new kind of financial organisation is promising to challenge the way that banks do their daily business
15 Mar 2012
Bristol has become the latest city to launch its own currency and already has more than 100 businesses signed up to use the money – more than in any other local currency scheme
UK / New Economics, Sustainable Development
15 Mar 2012
At a UN conference in June 2012, the UK will call for a greener global economy and a new way to measure economic progress that takes environmental factors into account
French bank cancels customer debts
Does making poverty history require making wealth history too?
Global / New Economics, Positive Perspective
04 Jan 2012
We need to redefine wealth if we are to find a sustainable path to global prosperity, says Jeremy Williams
Time for Plan B say economists
04 Jan 2012
A ‘Plan B’ to rival the government’s ‘Plan A’ for the economy has been published by left-of-centre pressure group Compass
UK / New Economics, Transition News
20 Dec 2011
Brixton residents can now use electronic Brixton pounds to pay for goods from participating businesses in the local area
19 Dec 2011
Schumacher College is taking a unique approach to educating the leaders of a prosperous future
12 Dec 2011
Speakers at Bristol conference see window of opportunity for a more holistic economic system
09 Dec 2011
Peter Blom, CEO and chairman of Triodos Bank, says that banks need to have real values and by mimicking natural systems they can operate more effectively
UK / New Economics, Positive Money
02 Dec 2011
A simple reform to the way money is created would end the debt crisis, reduce poverty and reinvigorate the economy, say campaigners
Support the new economy, says investment company
03 Oct 2011
A leading ethical investment company is urging its clients to support companies that are creating sustainability and efficiency in their industries.