Projects

From the power of Big Oil to the failures of privatisation, the transition to a sustainable energy system faces major challenges. How can we overcome them to build a secure, green, affordable energy future?

The rules governing the corporation — and the enormous privileges and protections corporations enjoy — are publicly determined and maintained. How can we rewrite them to democratise the company and orient it toward meeting social and environmental needs?

The rise of the asset management industry is reshaping ownership and control of our economies. What are the implications of asset manager capitalism, and how can we repurpose finance for the common good?

The Public-Common Partnership is a new institutional design for democratic governance of local assets. Working with practitioners and local communities, this project explores how we can translate the PCP from policy to practice.

Our economy has served as a unique laboratory: the privatisation of public utilities and assets is on a larger scale than almost any other country. What are the consequences? And how can we design a future where everyone's needs are met securely and affordably?

Democratic public ownership of data, IP, digital infrastructure and natural resources can underpin a future of shared prosperity. A year-long project between Common Wealth and The Democracy Collaborative investigating the future of public ownership.

To confront global warming we need radical action and deep systems change. Only a UK Green New Deal can deliver change on the pace and scale required, restructuring our economy toward sustainability, hardwiring justice into economic and social life, repairing plundered natural systems, building resilience, and decolonising an extractive global economy.