Governance / Law
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When It Becomes Too Hot to Work -- a deeper analysis than the title suggests
Don't read this article for its systemic examination of the climate related changes upon huge swathes of the Earth's population with rising temperatures in which it is too hot to work. Read it for the impressive analysis interlinking climate, social, and potential policy measures that could be taken...
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Nicholas Niggli
Over two decades of work as senior negotiator, chairperson, mediator, professor of practice, director general and deputy secretary general respectively, I have been blessed with opportunities to develop outstanding experience and expertise in the fields of international trade, multilateral...
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White Paper: NCU: The Commons’ Denominator: The “missing link” to enable ecosystem service market co-evolution
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Remaking the Economy: Owning Our Future
How do we create an economy in which ownership is truly shared and in which we all co-own the future? To addresses this question, four authors from NPQ’s summer economic justice magazine will challenge us to rethink how to structure ownership at the level of culture, the nonprofit sector, and the...
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Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century
This report is notable not only for recommendation to improve American democratic processes and structures, it includes significant recommendations for adoption processes such as citizen juries and structures that have the potential to put political power back in the hands of citizens...
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Circular Economy Australia, the leader or the laggard in the race to reduce waste?
A detailed examination, authored by a law firm, of the factors shaping Australia's circular economy policies. The two-part article looks at how Australia is performing relative to other developed countries (not so well); the legal and governmental measures put in place that are helping to shape the...
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Ireland Signs Circular Economy Act Into Law
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SO 22: Conference on Steward Ownership
The SO:22 will make steward-ownership tangible and share practical experiences on the big stage, in workshops, panel discussions, and various exchange formats. Learn why steward-ownership is an attractive succession option for your mid-sized company. Find out from and with pioneering entrepreneurs h...
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Danish town embraces circular economy in bid to go green
"An industrial park in Skive is trying to solve two of the most urgent problems in Western societies: climate change and the effect of urbanization on rural areas. "
The project is notable for its government support (and allowed derogation from local energy production regulations in order to permit...
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The DisCO Governance Model
DisCOs is a P2P/Commons, cooperative and Feminist Economic alternative to Decentralised Autonomous Organizations (or DAOs).
Distributed Cooperative Organization is a clunky name that, while accurate, fortunately reduces to “DisCO” which is a lot easier to remember. The DisCO (read all about it in...