A JUST WORLD ON A SAFE PLANET.

This is the vision toward which the Alliance strives.

Our mission is to:

Enable the equitable safeguarding, restoration, and governance of Earth’s vital life-support systems, for all people, now.

The Global Commons Alliance brings together civil society, philanthropy, business networks, and science around our shared mission.

For its first six years the Alliance connected a wide range of partners to develop groundbreaking science, targets, accountability, data and storytelling. Most of this work was undertaken by five central components – the Earth Commission, Science Based Target Network, the Accountability Accelerator, Systems Change Lab and Earth HQ – under the umbrella of the Global Commons Alliance. These organizations are now playing critical roles in protecting and restoring our global commons, and remain key members of the Alliance.

Today’s social, economic, and political environment requires an holistic Alliance that drives systems change by connecting local, national and international initiatives. By delivering across earth system domains. By addressing the root-causes of our escalating ecological and climate crises, not just the symptoms. And by building lasting solutions which emerge from collective intelligence, rather than top-down direction.

This is why the Global Commons Alliance has evolved its membership structure to deepen relationships with partners and enable stronger, more effective collaboration toward a just world on a safe planet.

How we work

Building Cultures of Planetary Stewardship across Societies

We foster public movements and social norms that value stewardship of a just world on a safe planet. We help people see themselves as Earth’s stewards, to reject overconsumption and to hold governments and businesses accountable for their impact.

Establishing New Governance, Policy & Legal Frameworks

We support the integration of safe and just boundaries and Earth system justice into policies and governance at all levels, from local to global, so that Earth system stewardship becomes part of ‘good governance’ and a new ‘social contract’ among nations.

Changing Economic and Financial Systems & Incentives

We align economic interests with the governance of the global commons so that financial and economic systems incentivize regeneration and so that commons-based business models outperform extraction-based ones.

Translating Safe and Just Science

All of our work is guided by science. We translate and operationalize Safe and Just boundaries and related scientific concepts for lay audiences and build ‘ commons literacy ’ among key stakeholders so they understand and apply Earth system boundaries, Earth system justice, and related concepts in different contexts.

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Our work

The initiatives that the Alliance convenes cut across traditional boundaries of environmental interest, sector, function and geography. Activities complement the important work of the many coalitions that drive change within systems and sectors, by connecting members through shared strategizing, mutual learning, events and working groups. And each member contributes its unique strengths toward a collective effort.

Join the Alliance to play your part in building a just world, on a safe planet.

Our story so far

Learn about our achievements and some of the work undertaken in collaboration with our partners.