THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 4 minutesAlgunas de las regiones más ricas en recursos del planeta generan enormes beneficios gracias a sus metales, pero no consiguen retener a quienes hacen posible esa riqueza. ¿Pueden las regiones mineras llegar a convertirse en un hogar?
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the most resource-rich regions on the planet – places that generate staggering wealth in metals – struggle to hold on to the people who produce it. Can mining regions become home?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLa economía social y solidaria catalana no nació solo de la ley: desde 2016, catorce “Ateneus Cooperatius” y redes comunitarias han creado más de 1100 cooperativas. ¿Bastará ahora la política para sostener lo que crearon?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCopper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCities often look to one another for solutions to challenges ranging from housing shortages and climate risks to infrastructure pressures and social inequalities. How can cities bridge the gap between inspiration and implementation?
Reading Time: 4 minutesCatalonia’s social and solidarity economy wasn’t built by legislation alone: fourteen Cooperative Hubs and community networks came first, creating over 1,100 cooperatives since 2016. As legal recognition arrives, can policy alone sustain what communities already built?
Reading Time: 12 minutesMajor sporting events can bring huge crowds and investment to host cities, but how much of that opportunity reaches local businesses?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn rural Laos, Laos Buffalo Dairy rents pregnant buffaloes from farmers, supporting rural families while producing milk commercially, sustaining livelihoods without disrupting traditional local farming practices. But can shared value be a lasting business model?