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The Global Commons Alliance will be at the World Economic Forum 2025 which takes place in Davos, Switzerland on January 20–24, under the theme ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’.

New research published today in The Lancet Planetary Health shows that the planet will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared.

Nearly three out of four people (72%) surveyed across 18 G20 countries support making it a criminal offence for government or leaders of large businesses to approve or permit actions which cause serious damage to nature and climate, finds major new research.

This COP27, some of the world’s biggest civil society groups are coming together in a global effort to raise the profile of action to protect, manage and restore natural ecosystems for the benefit of the world’s peoples, the climate and biodiversity.

This first SBTN guidance (download here) defines how companies can assess, prioritize, measure, address and track their impacts and dependencies on nature in line with science.

Ahead of the first release of science-based targets for nature v1 in early 2023, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) is seeking public comment on its technical guidance for companies to set science-based targets for nature, with a focus on helping companies assess and prioritize their environmental impacts to then set targets, beginning with freshwater.

Together we’ll be asking and answering the question: “How can we become planetary stewards?”.

NEW YORK: The Global Commons Alliance (GCA) is delighted to announce it has appointed Dario Soto-Abril, Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Global Water Partnership and former CEO at Fairtrade International as its new Chair. Dario brings with him a wealth of experience, strong strategic vision and a warm heart.

A new policy brief from the Global Commons Alliance to Stockholm+50 outlines seven recommendations for Stockholm+50 to safeguard the global commons – the interconnected Earth systems vital for all life and civilization.

On March 28th, the Earth Commissioners will unveil the inner workings of the latest cutting edge science in the Global Commons Alliance, which takes into account the complex interactions between the natural world and human wellbeing.

Explore the executive summary of the Science Based Targets Network’s Guidance for Business

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