The British Prime Minister is encouraging people to shop in order to support the economy out of the coronavirus crisis. But we need to change how we shop and what we buy if we are to create a more sustainable way of life. Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews, the founders of The New Ism, are … Continue reading Is shopping the answer?
Businesses are an integral part of any economy - so how do they need to transform in order to contribute to a fairer, more sustainable system? Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews, the founders of The New Ism, are practising social distancing at home in Edinburgh and London respectively: we wanted to take the opportunity to … Continue reading The role of business in The New Ism
Is nurturing communities as simple as uniting around a common purpose? Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews, the founders of The New Ism, are practising social distancing at home in Edinburgh and London respectively: we wanted to take the opportunity to discuss how this time of change and reflection could be harnessed to create a New … Continue reading Uniting behind a common purpose
Having previously established that strong communities will be at the heart of a New Ism, Mel and Alex look at just how to create those communities. Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews, the founders of The New Ism, are practising social distancing at home in Edinburgh and London respectively: we wanted to take the opportunity to … Continue reading How do we re-create community for a New Ism?
To fundamentally change our society, we need to trust our governments and institutions to lead that change. That trust is sorely lacking, particularly among younger people. How can we get it back? Mel Young and Alex Matthews, founders of The New Ism, discuss in the latest of The New Ism conversations series.
The New Ism conversations Mel Young and Alexandra Matthews, the founders of The New Ism, are practising social distancing at home in Edinburgh and London respectively: we wanted to take the opportunity to discuss how this time of change and reflection could be harnessed to create a New Ism when all this is over. As … Continue reading Is this pandemic crisis an opportunity to change the world for the better?
Eventually we will poke or noses out of our hutches. The virus storm will have passed. And we will return to our normal. “When we get back to normal” - how many times do we hear that at the moment? Hundreds of times a day. There seems to be a presumption that once the Covid-19 … Continue reading When we get back to normal: Time for a new economic paradigm?
The New Ism founders Mel Young and Alex Matthews discuss whether tax could ever be replaced by philanthropy. MY: There was a very interesting discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year when one of the speakers, Rutger Bregman, talked about the imperative for companies - particularly big corporations - to pay tax. … Continue reading Could philanthropy ever replace tax?
The New Ism founder Mel Young explains his vision for a fairer economy - and how we aim to achieve it.
