Projects & Progress

2010: Incubated an inclusive, nature positive green economy framing, with founder members IIED, IUCN, WWF, UNEP and ILO

2012: Pushed for green economy to be recognised as an outcome at Rio 20, informed by the Green Economy Principles that define a green and fair economy and endorsed by OECD, UNEP, UNDP, the ILO and GGGI

2016: Launched 7 dialogue hubs in India, Peru, Mongolia, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Caribbean

2017: Introduced the Green Economy Barometers used by governments, researchers and civil society to track green economic progress worldwide

201: GEC global meeting convened civil society to input into UN PAGE 3rd Ministerial in Cape Town, South Africa

2020: Introduced the Green Economy Tracker , the first tool of its kind, to chart how nations are transitioning to green and fair economies and hold governments to account

2021: Brazil dialogue hub launched in Amazonas rainforest region

2022: Helped to set the structural agenda around billions of dollars for green recovery packages after the COVID-19 pandemic

2023: Founded the Global Research and Action Network for a New-Eco-Social Contract, bringing together 350+ organisations and individuals in 73 countries, for social, climate and environmental justice

2025: Over 15 years of experience of putting inclusivity, equity and justice at the heart of green economic thinking

Promoting new green economy legislation in Peru and Mongolia; new green regulation in Uganda and India; and frameworks for supporting local green entrepreneurs in South Africa, the Caribbean and other countries

Co-defining the concept of a “green economy” and mainstreaming the idea that green must be fair – there is no climate justice without economic justice, and vice versa

Developed a unique model of citizen-led dialogue to drive policy change from the ground up – ensuring that peoples’ voices are heard in policymaking

Convening a diverse global coalition of 75 members across 6 continents, uniting unions, businesses, NGOs, UN agencies, youth and citizen’s groups

Promoting pillars of wellbeing, justice, planetary boundaries, sufficiency and good governance through an internationally-recognised definition of green economy, co-produced with GIZ, UN-Environment, UNDP, the ILO and the OECD

Shaped national policy and tracked the transition together with our 8 national dialogue hubs, cultivating leadership in key civil society organisations internationally