Groups
This page will connect you with groups and organizations working specifically on ways to create futures beyond economic growth. We see great value in connecting with potentially likeminded groups. This is not, however, an endorsement for the organizations we are linking to here; we post them simply in the spirit of sharing … Please do your own homework.
350.org: A global movement consisting of online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public action, with the aim of solving the climate crisis
Adbusters: A global network of culture jammers and creatives working to change the way information flows, the way corporations wield power, and the way meaning is produced in our society
Appropedia: The site for collaborative approaches to sustainability, poverty reduction and international development
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute: A research institute that draws upon existing community strengths to build stronger, more sustainable communities for the future
The Better Not Bigger Alliance: An alliance which performs research pursuant to improving public policy, works to implement better policy and better government, and works to educate public officials and the general population regarding the real costs, financial and otherwise, of growth
The Cambridge Trust for New Thinking in Economics: A charity established to advance education in the field of economics for the benefit of the public
The Carbon Fix Foundation: A Not For Profit Foundation working with individuals and businesses to help them better understand climate change, then act
Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy: The leading organization promoting the transition from unsustainable growth to a steady state economy
The Center for Balance: An organization committed to advancing reforms that restore effective democracies and natural freedoms
The Centre for Child Honouring: An organization committed to developing and promoting ‘child honouring’, which is a children-first philosophy and way of sustainability
The Center for a New American Dream: An organization that helps Americans reduce and shift their consumption to improve quality of life, protect the environment, and promote social justice
Civil Society Engagement with Ecological Economics: A project that aims to enable Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to engage in and lead collaborative research with ecological economists
Danish Degrowth Network: A network promoting possible solutions and alternatives to the present cultural and societal derailment
De-Growth Vancouver: A network intended to translate degrowth concepts into action on a local level
The Donella Meadows Institute: A center of critical thinking – informed by systems thinking and modeling – which is committed to sustainable solutions at the local, regional and global levels
Earth Economics: A non-profit organization dedicated to researching and applying the economic solutions of tomorrow, today, with the goal of helping communities shift towards an approach that is both economically viable and environmentally sustainable
Economy Transformers: A civil society initiative that unites a diverse group of people who are anxious to contribute to the economic and societal transition needed for a future that serves and dignifies all life on our planet
The E. F. Schumacher Society: A society that aims to link people, land, and community by building local economies
Econ4: An online platform for dissemination of innovative thinking in economics
Ecotrust: An organization that aims to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental well-being
Effekt Magazine: A Swedish magazine with an emphasis on climate change as it relates to over-consumption of the earth’s resources
The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability: A foundation exploring the economic, cultural and environmental characteristics of a truly sustainable society
The Freeconomy: The world’s fastest growing alternative economy
Freegan.info: Information for people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources
Global Development and Environment Institute: A center of expertise in economics, policy, science, and technology, with a commitment to understanding the correlation between social and economic wellbeing.
Growthbusters: A not-for-profit film project that explores how we might become a more sustainable civilization
Gund Institute for Ecological Economics: A transdisciplinary research, teaching, and service organization focused on developing integrative solutions to society’s most pressing problems in order to build a sustainable, widely shared quality of life
The Human Impacts Institute: An organization that fosters sustainable human impacts on ecosystems through inspired engagement, leadership, collaboration, knowledge-building, and creative expression
Initiative fur ein Netzwerk Solidarische Okonomie: A German initiative developing a broad and diverse network committed to cultivating a solidarity economy
Institut d’Etudes Economicques et Sociales pour la Decroissance Soutenable: Une recherche d’équilibre et ne souhaite pas sortir d’un excès pour verser dans un autre
The Institute for Collapsonomics: An institute which studies economic and state systems at the edge of their normal social and economic function, including preventative measures to avoid destructive feedback loops and vicious cycles
Institute for Integrated Economics Research: A non-profit research organization focused on developing an unbiased view of global economic processes
The International Society for Ecological Economics: A not-for-profit, member-governed, organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the relationships among ecological, social, and economic systems for the mutual well-being of nature and people
The Metacurrency Project: An ambitious project, building the tools and technology platforms to open source the next economy
Millenium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere: An interdisciplinary network of scholars and practitioners sharing their work about the most important environmental and social issues of our time
Moral Economy Project: An institute aiming to bring our economy, our ethics, and our environment into alignment
Mouvement Quebecois pour une Decroissance Conviviale: C’est une collectivement que entend donc se construire avec les idées et les actions de ses sympathisants pour la creation de la monde soutenable
new economics foundation: An independent think-and-do tank that inspires and demonstrates real economic well-being
New Economics Institute: An Institute which uniquely combines vision, theory, action, and communication to effect a transition to a new economy — an economy that gives priority to supporting human wellbeing and Earth’s natural systems
New Economy Working Group: A virtual policy think tank and communications resource for the growing number of civil society groups concerned with economic justice, environmental sustainability, and peace that are forming alliances and coalitions under a New Economy banner
Objectors to Growth International: The international federation of the political movements and parties for the conscientious objection to growth
Occupy Together: An unofficial hub for all of the events springing up in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street
The Oil Drum: Facilitates civil, evidence-based discussions about energy and its impacts on the future of humanity, and is a leading online knowledge-base for energy-related topics.
One Earth: A non-profit research and advocacy group that seeks to transform unsustainable consumption and production patterns locally, nationally and international, thus contributing to a democratic, socially just and ecologically sustainable world in which all citizens can meet their basic needs, enjoying a healthy and rewarding life
The Population Institute: An institute that provides essential leadership to promote voluntary family planning and reproductive health services and increase awareness of the social, economic, and environmental consequences of rapid population growth
Population Media Center: A center that works worldwide using entertainment-education for social change
Post Carbon Institute: An institute which is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world
The Preservation Institute: An Institute dedicated to developing a new politics that recognizes the limits of technology and growth
Proutist Universal: A global, non-profit, charitable, education organization that seeks to ensure the fulfillment of basic-needs-for-all, an exploitation-free society, ethical leadership, and the implementation of economic democracy
The Simpler Way: A website which provides a practical action plan for people wishing to live a ‘simpler life’ of reduced and restrained consumption
Simplicity Collective: A grassroots ‘network of imaginations’ dedicated to creatively exploring, promoting, and celebrating a materially simple but inwardly rich life
Simplicity Institute: An evidence-based think-tank dedicated to providing the most rigorous and innovate research and policy analyses of the multi-facted problem of over-consumption
SNSK: A Bulgarian blog committed to degrowth
South African New Economics: A network of organizations and individuals developing new economic and financial models designed to promote economic justice for all South Africans
Sustainable Economics: A campaign that is dedicated to promoting ecological economics in academic thought and as common sense
Sustainable Europe Research Institute: A Pan-European think tank exploring sustainable development options for European societies
Tellus Institute: An Institute committed to research and action for a global civilization of sustainability, equity, and well-being
Transition Culture: An evolving exploration into the head, heart, and hands of energy descent
La Via Campesina: An organization defending small-scale sustainable agriculture as a way to promote social justice and dignity
World Economics Association: An international, professional association of economists that promotes a pluralism of approaches to economic analysis
YES! Magazine: A magazine outlining a path forward with in-depth analysis, tools for citizen engagement, and stories about real people working for a better world