Published 2022 – As part of the Earth4All project, collaborators have submitted deep-dive papers to delve further into the issues and solutions needed to transform our economic system and provide an equitable future for all on a finite planet. This paper proposes that the only way to prevail against the threats facing humankind is by living by the philosophy inspired by Zulu/Bantu term Ubuntu. That is, “a country becomes a country through other countries”.
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16 August 2022 – We are living in the Anthropocene, an age in which human activities are having increasingly dramatic impacts on the world’s natural systems. Regrettably, modern humans have evolved into Homo detritus, a species that extracts resources beyond the capacity of ecosystems, produces mountains of waste and pumps dangerous levels of carbon dioxide […]
04 December 2025 - This report, developed with the EIB Institute, sets out how Europe can reconfigure finance to support transformative innovation – the kind needed to respond to interconnected ecological, social and economic crises. It argues that today’s financial...
25 November 2025 - Published 2025 – The ‘Young person’s guide to storytelling’ from The 50 Percent (a platform for young leaders supported by The Fifth Element and The Club of Rome) is a practical and accessible guide that helps young people understand how...
24 November 2025 - This book offers a long-overdue, balanced and objective perspective on China’s transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024. It examines the political motivations behind China’s rise through a...
