An Invitation to
A
RADICAL
PARADIGM
SHIFT
Financial systems that focus on equitable, eco-centric, and regenerative transactions.
FINANCE FOR A REGENERATIVE FUTURE
Beyond Bretton Woods will trigger a radical paradigm shift in the purpose, principles and practices that underpin the systems and institutions that collectively make up the international financial architecture. The initiative attempts to deliver outcomes which best serve the interests of humanity and nature, ensuring inclusive and equitable outcomes, as well as quality of life for all.
POLICY
TRIGGERS FOR A NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE
Designing transformative financial solutions and policy recommendations that address both structural fault lines and crisis challenges.
BBW calls for a profound change in the purpose and structure of finance. Private citizens have ceded governance of planetary health and human wellbeing to an economic and financial paradigm (neoliberalism, with its belief in perfect markets), whose operating system is programmed for endless GDP growth and profit. This needs to be replaced by a new paradigm aligned with planetary boundaries, human health imperatives and a new moral code.
INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION
THE VITAL ROLE OF INTERGENERATIONAL COLLABORATION
At the heart of the radical paradigm shift lies the indispensable value of intergenerational involvement. As stewards of our planet, we hold a responsibility not just to the present, but to future generations who are inheriting the consequences of our actions. By engaging people of all ages in the dialogue and actions toward a sustainable future, we harness a collective wisdom that ensures a legacy of environmental and financial stewardship and resilience for generations to come. BBW’s thinking and practice is very much inspired by the guidance of Roman Krznaric, articulated in his excellent book The Good Ancestor.
EVENTS
ARTICLES
POLYCRISIS
The Polycrisis
The Polycrisis is a newsletter and a series of essays and panels exploring intersecting crises with a particular emphasis on the political economy of climate change and global North/South dynamics. More
Ecosystem Tipping Points
Stable natural ecosystems underpin all economic activity. Ecosystems provide the natural resources needed for production; regulate climate change and global rainfall patterns; and provide resilience against natural disasters and the extremes brought on by global warming. More
Global Polycrisis: the Causal Mechanisms of Crisis Entanglement
Multiple global crises – including the pandemic, climate change, and Russia's war on Ukraine – have recently linked together in ways that are significant in scope, devastating in effect, but poorly understood. More
Three Horizons Framework - a Quick Introduction
The three horizons framework, developed by Bill Sharp provides a tool for thinking about the future. More
ECO-CENTRIC FINANCIAL REFORM
Empower Global South Economies
We explore the concept of Nature-Based Currencies as a mechanism for nature-rich but financially poor sovereign nations and bioregions. . More
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
TNFD has developed a set of disclosure recommendations and guidance that encourage and enable business and finance to assess, report, and act on their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities. More
A New Playbook for Preserving Nature
Market-based solutions can and must be harnessed to prevent the exploitation of ecosystems. But, such an approach will succeed only if markets' governance principles and operating methods are designed to promote equity and sustainable prosperity. More
Regenerative Food Systems
A Win-Win Cycle: Together we can turn one of today’s biggest challenges into our greatest opportunity—a food system that goes beyond sustainable and creates positive growth for communities, economies, and the planet. More
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
Reforms for a 21st-Century Global Financial Architecture
The authors distill findings and recommendations from an inclusive, multistakeholder process on reforming the international financial architecture and strengthening the multilateral system. More
A Roadmap for Better, Bolder and Bigger MDBs
A world on fire requires the multilateral development banks to be at center stage in creating an effective response and bringing diverse actors to support a shared agenda of transformative development. More
Reforming Bretton Woods Institutions to Achieve Climate Change and Development Goals
Countries will need to mobilize a stepwise increase in domestic resources and put in place a broad array of new policies in order to meet the targets set out under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More
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