Matthew Crighton, Friends of the Earth Scotland

Bruce Wilson, Scottish Wildlife Trust

Phoebe Cochrane

• The Economics Group delivers our Circular economy project, A circular economy for a fairer footprint, supported by the Friends Provident Foundation. This is a 3 year project, which started in May 2018 and is campaigning for a strong circular economy bill.  We need to re-programme our economy to extract less from the planet, re-use what we’ve already taken and reduce our waste.

• The Flourishing Scotland project. The Flourishing Scotland project was implemented by LINK’s Economics Group with a grant from Friends Provident Foundation between Jan 2014 and May 2017.

• Our narrative on the environment and the economy. This describes the relationship between the environment and the economy and the changes needed in how we view and manage our economy.

• The National Performance Framework and beyond GDP. Work on the National Performance Framework (NPF) was a main part of the Flourishing Scotland Project. This section explains the NPF and work in relation to it.

• The Circular Economy. The Circular Economy approach offers a different perspective on the economy with the potential to become significantly more sustainable. LINK was involved in the development of the Scottish CE strategy.

• Thinking about a transition to a low carbon and sustainable economy. LINK organised two events to discuss the investment needed and other tools which could aid a transition to a low carbon and sustainable economy.