Background
Over the last decade, LINK members have become increasingly aware of the importance of engaging in economic debates as environmental objectives and concerns have often been side-lined by economic policies. In 2011, LINK established its Economics Group which aims to influence the economic debate in Scotland.
Current focus
The Economics Group delivers our circular economy project, A circular economy for a fairer footprint, supported by Friends Provident Foundation. This project 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 have taken and regenerate our natural systems.
The Economics Group has a number of active members, a full list is shown below.
Previous work
In 2012, LINK commissioned a report to articulate the network’s position with regard to its view of a successful Scotland. The report, Environment and the economy, helping Scotland to flourish challenges the Scottish Government regarding its emphasis on sustainable economic growth and GDP. In 2013, LINK was successful in getting funding for a three year project, the Flourishing Scotland Project.
The Flourishing Scotland Project focussed on the then review of the Scottish Government’s National Performance Framework and promoting alternative metrics to GDP. The project also developed a narrative on the environment and the economy, engaged in the development of the Scottish Government’s Circular Economy Strategy, and organised thought events about transitioning to a low carbon and sustainable economy.
15 Oct 2020
"With new goods hard to find, we reused, repaired and repurposed everything we owned and found. In a year our household of six created just one dustbin of rubbish." Repair Network's Sophie Unwin describes her repair journey, from rural Nepal to Brixton, Leith and Govanhill.
29 Sep 2020
With the 2020 Paris Fashion Week currently underway, there are few global industries where the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic are more starkly apparent. National lockdowns around the world have highlighted the fragility of linear economy supply chains, and there has been a much-discussed re-evaluation of what counts as vital, necessary or luxury.
03 Sep 2020
James Curran takes inspiration for Scotland's green recovery and the building of a circular economy from an unlikely-sounding item: zero-carbon carpet tiles.
This three year project, which started in May 2018, aims to reduce our consumption of planetary resources.
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