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Business as a force for good: a conversation with Erinch Sahan

We chat with Erinch Sahan, a leading expert on using business and investment as a force for good on how to widen that conversation right here in Australia, ahead of his upcoming tour this October.  

Lessons from Uralla: Good renewable energy development

Uralla’s Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan is here  Two years of listening, testing and co-design have led to this: a practical plan for how NSW’s Uralla Shire can host large-scale renewable energy development on […]

Building the economy we could have: Beyond investment to stopping the bad 

Focusing on spending misses a crucial pillar of prevention: stopping harmful activities from happening at all or before their impact gets even worse.

Uralla’s Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan is here

Over the past couple of years, The Next Economy has worked with Uralla Shire Council to develop a practical roadmap that will guide renewable energy development in the region in a coordinated and thoughtful way that works for the local community. Find out how this journey unfolded. 

Building the economy we could have: Interview with Neighbourhood Economics  

We sit down with Bill Mithen and Annie Smits from Neighbourhood Economics to chat about how they’re using Community Wealth Building to transform the economies of Norlane and Corio in Victoria.

Building the economy we could have: Community Wealth Building

Community Wealth Building is an approach to keep wealth local, build economic democracy and improve mental health. It can also improve resilience and control over our economy during times of economic turbulence and the climate crisis.

Stories from the Road(map) 

The Hay Economic Transition Roadmap brings together community, business, industry and governments around a common direction for coordinated action.

Steady but cautious progress on just transitions at Bonn

TNE founder Dr Amanda Cahill shares early insights from the recent climate talks in Bonn, where negotiations continued to shape the global approach to just transition ahead of COP31.

The mechanism critical for achieving a just transition

The Next Economy made a submission on how a Just Transition Mechanism could be operationalised to the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.