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Something went wrong while submitting the form.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="con-section top projects"><div class="page-header projects"><div class="page-header-container"><h1 class="page-heading">Projects</h1><div class="subtitles page">Deep dive analysis and long-term solutions to urgent, systemic challenges.</div></div></div></div><div class="con-section"><div class="w-dyn-list"><div role="list" class="project-col w-dyn-items"><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/energy-transitions" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e38312a6f73560764e313d_Energy-Transitions-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec6122ba7e22b815082e5_Current.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Current</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Energy Transitions</h2></div><div class="small-text">From the power of Big Oil to the failures of privatisation, the transition to a sustainable energy system faces major challenges. How can we overcome them to build a secure, green, affordable energy future?</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/reimagining-the-corporation" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e38353c5acbe0010dece13_Reimagining-the-Corporation-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec6122ba7e22b815082e5_Current.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Current</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Reimagining the Corporation</h2></div><div class="small-text">The rules governing the corporation — and the enormous privileges and protections corporations enjoy — are publicly determined and maintained. How can we rewrite them to democratise the company and orient it toward meeting social and environmental needs?</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/asset-manager-capitalism-the-future-of-pensions" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e382ce4c47d271b1d65ddc_Asset-Manager-Capitalism-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec6122ba7e22b815082e5_Current.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Current</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Asset Manager Capitalism & the Future of Pensions</h2></div><div class="small-text">The rise of the asset management industry is reshaping ownership and control of our economies. What are the implications of asset manager capitalism, and how can we repurpose finance for the common good?</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/scaling-public-commons-partnerships" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e382f569cc69e9947665a3_Public-Commons-Partnerships-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec6122ba7e22b815082e5_Current.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Current</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Scaling Public-Commons Partnerships </h2></div><div class="small-text">The Public-Common Partnership is a new institutional design for democratic governance of local assets. Working with practitioners and local communities, this project explores how we can translate the PCP from policy to practice.</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/who-owns-britain" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e382db56114cad81d92817_Who-Owns-Britain-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec6122ba7e22b815082e5_Current.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Current</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Who Owns Britain?</h2></div><div class="small-text">Our economy has served as a unique laboratory: the privatisation of public utilities and assets is on a larger scale than almost any other country. What are the consequences? And how can we design a future where everyone's needs are met securely and affordably?</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/democratic-public-ownership" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/64e38305990ac9ed8c99896c_Democratic-Public-Ownership-small.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec626e3a0e285568b1753_Legacy.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Legacy</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">Democratic Public Ownership</h2></div><div class="small-text">Democratic public ownership of data, IP, digital infrastructure and natural resources can underpin a future of shared prosperity. A year-long project between Common Wealth and The Democracy Collaborative investigating the future of public ownership.</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div><div role="listitem" class="proj-item-wrapper in-project-page w-dyn-item"><a href="/projects/green-new-deal" class="project_wrapper w-inline-block"><div style="background-image:url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63a20d219c596a1193c37818_Green-New-Deal.jpg")" class="projects-img"><div class="project-status"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/62306a0b42f386df612fe5b9/63bec626e3a0e285568b1753_Legacy.svg" loading="eager" alt="" class="project-status-icon"/><div>Legacy</div></div></div><div class="projects_text-wrapper"><div class="project-top"><h2 class="projects-heading">The Green New Deal</h2></div><div class="small-text">To confront global warming we need radical action and deep systems change. Only a UK Green New Deal can deliver change on the pace and scale required, restructuring our economy toward sustainability, hardwiring justice into economic and social life, repairing plundered natural systems, building resilience, and decolonising an extractive global economy.</div><div class="text-arrow light"><div class="t-a-text">View</div></div></div></a></div></div></div></div><footer id="footer" class="footer"><div class="footer-flex-container"><a href="#" class="footer-logo-link-2"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6230685a281e800745998189/6242d68f1001ac4b7baed8c8_cw-Logo-light.svg" alt="" class="footer-image"/></a><div class="footer-nav-menu"><div><div class="label footer-headings">Nav</div><a href="/" class="footer-link">Home</a><a href="/search-publications" class="footer-link">Publications</a><a href="/projects" aria-current="page" class="footer-link w--current">Projects</a><a href="/news-media" class="footer-link">News & Comment</a><a href="/perspectives" class="footer-link">Perspectives</a><a href="/about" class="footer-link">About</a><a href="/support-us" class="footer-link">Support us</a></div><div><div class="label footer-headings">Follow us</div><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmmonwealth" target="_blank" class="footer-link">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/CmmonWealth/" target="_blank" class="footer-link">Instagram</a></div><div class="div-block-87"><div class="label footer-headings">Contact us</div><a href="mailto:info@common-wealth.org" class="footer-link">info@common-wealth.org</a></div></div></div><div class="footer-bottom"><div class="small-text footer"><a href="/privacy-policy" class="footer-text-link">Privacy Policy</a></div><div class="small-text footer">©Common Wealth 2024</div><div class="small-text footer">Designed and built by Arby Hisenaj and Sophie Monk</div></div></footer><script src="https://d3e54v103j8qbb.cloudfront.net/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.dc5e7f18c8.js?site=6230685a281e800745998189" type="text/javascript" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script><script src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6230685a281e800745998189/js/webflow.530953cbe.js" type="text/javascript"></script></body></html>