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.

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Past events

Launch event: APPG on Limits to Growth | London, 19 April 2016

On 19th April 2016, the newly formed APPG on Limits to Growth will hold its inaugural event Limits to Growth or Opportunities for Prosperity? The current Co-Chair of the Club of Rome, Anders Wijkman, is confirmed as the keynote speaker for this evening. The event will...

Disclosing Sustainability | Wageningen University, 24-25 June 2016

  The Transformative Power of Transparency? Wageningen University, the Netherlands - June 24- 25, 2016 The conference, taking on the subject of transparency as a transformative tool for strengthening democracy and sustainable development, will address questions...

Manifesto consultation, Conama, Spain

From 26th-30th November, FDSD worked alongside Madrid-based IIDMA (the Instituto Internactional de Derecho y Medio Ambiente) to run a consultation for the Manifesto in Spain, using the tenth national environmental congress, CONAMA, as a platform for a workshop and consultation stand.

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Improving accountability to deliver Scotland’s National Outcomes

Improving accountability to deliver Scotland’s National Outcomes

On the 10th of March 2022, the Scottish Leaders Forum (SLF) published a report on “Improving accountability and incentives to deliver the National Performance Framework (NPF) outcomes and live the values.” The forum includes over 300 senior leaders drawn from across the public services, third sector organisations, equality groups, and organisations that are delivering public services.

President of Portugal commits to intergenerational fairness

President of Portugal commits to intergenerational fairness

On the 22nd March 2022 the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sous, announced that he is to champion intergenerational fairness. This announcement took part in an event hosted by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, who have been working with the School Of International Futures (SOIF) on getting policy-makers to promote inter-generational fairness.

The launch of a Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub

The launch of a Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub

On the 16th March 2022 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority launched Manchester’s first Community Wealth Hub. The development of this hub arose from a  recommendation of the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission to “Create a Community Wealth Hub to support and grow co-operatives, mutuals, social and community enterprises”. The Hub aims to promote and develop networks for support, provide advice, attract investments, spark innovation, and impact policy.

Future Trends Report Wales 2021

Future Trends Report Wales 2021

The Future Trends Report Wales 2021 brings together possible future trends, drivers of change and potential risks across all sectors comprising the wellbeing of Wales. The report highlights intergenerational challenges to which Wales needs to respond and identifies key social, economic, environmental, and cultural trends challenges that could affect Wales in the future.

Towards a New Civic Bureaucracy | New book by Matthew Quinn

Towards a New Civic Bureaucracy | New book by Matthew Quinn

The focus on the crisis of party-political democracy has diverted attention away from the role of wider institutions of governance. In his book, Towards a New Civic Bureaucracy: Lessons from sustainable development for the crisis of governance, Matthew Quinn redresses this balance and argues that our current public bureaucracy is dominated by technocratic approaches that do not serve our troubled democracies well.

Can Cities Use the Doughnut Model to Hack Liberal Democracy | A Carnegie Europe Article

Can Cities Use the Doughnut Model to Hack Liberal Democracy | A Carnegie Europe Article

The question “Can Cities Use the Doughnut Model to Hack Liberal Democracy?” is analysed in Olivia Lazard’s article in Carnegie Europe. The Doughnut Model developed by Kate Raworth has been applied in many cities as a method to tackle the climate crisis. As centers of economic activity and democratic institutions, cities can lead the systemic change needed to support sustainable development.

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