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With a team of over 50 people, CUSP is a busy research centre, engaged in a variety of projects. We produce working papers, journal articles, blogs and public events, we respond to government enquiries, commission essays, and contribute to the publication of books. CUSP is also involved in numerous research cooperations with other institutions. On this page you’ll find updates from the various engagements of the centre. Videos and podcasts can be found on our media page.

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November 21, 2024
‘Comparative advantage’ is an outdated principle | Letter to the Financial Times
November 20, 2024
Owning towards death: The asset condition as existential conundrum | Journal paper by Will Davies
November 19, 2024
The Politics of Transition and Placemaking: Book Launch and Fireside Chat | London, 11 Dec 2024
November 16, 2024
The False Economy of Big Food. And the case for a new food economy | FFCC Report by Tim Jackson
November 14, 2024
Nature-Positive Investment: a pitch and coaching opportunity for start-ups | London, 16 Jan 2025
November 13, 2024
Growth and the planet | Reuters Podcast with Tim Jackson
October 24, 2024
Are English SMEs disadvantaged in accessing Green Finance? A study of UK debt finance provision
October 7, 2024
Financing green innovation startups: a systematic literature review on early-stage SME funding | Journal Paper
September 30, 2024
Leveraging System Dynamics Models to Build an Energy Policy Toolbox | Journal Paper
September 14, 2024
The British Economist Who Became a Celebrity With an Anti-Growth Pitch | Article by Nick Romeo for The New Republic
September 9, 2024
WHO non-communicable diseases Global Monitoring Framework: Pandemic resilience in sub-Saharan Africa and Low-income Countries | Journal paper
September 5, 2024
Stay home: Mapping the new domestic regime | Journal paper by Will Davies, Sahil Jai Dutta and Nick Taylor
August 22, 2024
Tim Jackson appointed to international advisory council of EY New Economy Unit
July 24, 2024
Decolonisation, dependency and disengagement—the challenge of Ireland’s degrowth transition | Blog by Seán Fearon
July 22, 2024
Good Practice Guide for Social Enterprises Working on Food, Wellbeing and Sustainability
July 16, 2024
Call for Papers | Arts and creative approaches to mainstreaming sustainable consumption | #SCORAI2025
July 14, 2024
Models, Assessment and Policies for Sustainability—CUSP partnering in new EU Horizons project
July 6, 2024
Accelerating Finance for Green Small Businesses: Building a Sustainable Future | Blog by Robyn Owen and Amy Burnett
July 2, 2024
From Consumerism to Community: Transforming the Impact of Advertising | Blog by Simon Mair
June 26, 2024
Implementing and sustaining organisational democracy: insights from mutual social enterprises | Blog by Ian Vickers
June 25, 2024
Resourcing Impact: Exploring opportunities, gaps, and strategies for sustaining impact initiatives in Africa | 29-30 Aug 2024
June 10, 2024
Reimagining Sustainable Fashion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a Regenerative Future | Blog by Fergus Lyon
June 7, 2024
Collective Capabilities for Organizational Democracy: The Case of Mutual Social Enterprises | Journal paper
May 28, 2024
A decade of outsourcing in health and social care in England: What was it meant to achieve? | Journal Paper
April 23, 2024
Drafting Sustainability: The Virtues of Translating Policy into Legislation | Blog by Daniel Wortel-London
April 22, 2024
Health resilience and the global pandemic: the effect of social conditions on Covid-19 mortality rate | Journal paper
April 20, 2024
Workshop: Sustainability, Imagination and Aesthetics | Guildford, 26-27 June 2024
April 19, 2024
Live Pitch Event: Connecting Start-ups with Green Investors | London, 20 June 2024
April 11, 2024
Exploring social enterprises’ engagement in transdisciplinary research: a reflective analysis | By K Graham, K Burningham and A Loukianov
April 9, 2024
Irish unity debate must catch up to economics of 21st century | The Irish News opinion piece by Seán Fearon
April 2, 2024
How green finance for Small and Medium Enterprises could encourage nature recovery | Blog
March 22, 2024
Confronting the dilemma of growth | Commentary by Tim Jackson, Jason Hickel and Giorgos Kallis
March 20, 2024
Re-assessing global economic history through a prosperity lens | Seminar with Annegeke Jansen and Rutger Hoekstra, Guildford 15 Apr 2024 
March 18, 2024
Growth dependency in the welfare state—An analysis of drivers in the UK’s adult social care sector and proposals for change | Journal Paper
March 5, 2024
Sustainable Horizons | Greenpeace’s #SystemShift Podcast with Peter Victor 
March 4, 2024
Empowering Business for Good: Understanding Challenges for the Purpose Ecosystem | Blog by Fergus Lyon
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