Events

We regularly host public debates and workshops. On this page we inform about these, as well as events that are relevant to our work.

There are no upcoming events at the moment.
 You can browse recent events in our archive below.

Past events

Call for papers | Sustainable Earth 2017, 29-30 June 2017

You are invited to participate in Sustainable Earth 2017 – a global forum for connecting research with action taking place on 29 and 30 June 2017 at Plymouth University. The University is inviting papers from the academic community on sustainability research and also...

Sustainability in turbulent times | Conference, 16 March 2017

Sustainability in turbulent times | Conference, 16 March 2017

Sustainability in turbulent times: How can research, policy and business meet global challenges?’ Conference, Thursday 16 March 2017, London These are turbulent times in which to advance sustainable development. Join 350 professionals from academia, policy, business...

Unlocking the UK’s potential | UKSSD annual conference, 1 Mar 2017

The world’s first universal set of Sustainable Development Goals came into force on 1 January 2016. How do we translate the ambition of 17 Goals and 169 Targets into transformational action in the UK? Save the date The UKSSD Annual Conference will take place on the...

Resurgence 50th anniversary conference

The renowned environmental magazine Resurgence is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a three day event: One Earth, One Humanity, One Future. Amongst a select set of outstanding ecological, environmental, social and spiritual thinkers, artists, politicians...

Can citizens be economists? | New RSA Programme, Launch 29 June

The Citizens Economic Council is a new RSA programme "that will engage an independently selected group of 50 citizens who are representative of the UK in conversations about economic policy. The citizens will engage with economists, leading thinkers and policymakers...

Latest News & Comment

Constitutionalising the long-term future | Conference

Constitutionalising the long-term future | Conference

As part of their ongoing research on Present Democracy for Future Generations, the Laboratory of Ethics and Political Philosophy in the Nova University, Lisbon’s Institute of Philosophy, Ifilnova, held a conference on 19-20 September 2022 on Constitutionalizing the long-term future: Establishing intergenerational justice in national constitutions.

Young adults have dramatic loss of faith in UK democracy | A report by The Institute for Public Policy Research

Young adults have dramatic loss of faith in UK democracy | A report by The Institute for Public Policy Research

FDSD believes that democracy needs to adapt in order to meet the challenges of sustainable development, but equally that democracy itself is a better away of achieving sustainable goals than autocracy. However, our current democratic system has been facing challenges for some time. In April 2022, a report by The Institute for Public Policy Research with polling by YouGov, illustrated the depth of this problem

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