The Schumacher Institute

"building enduring systems where people matter"

The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems is a 'think-and-do' tank exploring ways to create new systems that are viable in the long term and in harmony with the natural world.

We honour the work of Dr. E.F. Schumacher, the author of Small is Beautiful. He was a seminal influence in the fields of environmental and social justice.

We are currently working on several projects notably:

CONVERGE (www.convergeproject.org) is an EU FP7 funded research project coordinated by TSI. It aims to extend the concept of Contraction and Convergence beyond emissions trading. The CONVERGE project involves 9 partners in 5 countries and was awarded close to 1.4 million Euros to support its research in re-thinking globalisation by developing our understanding of convergence across wider social, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability.

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OPEN PLATFORM ( www.openplatform.org.uk) which  delivers a rich mix of career development tools including mentoring and training in sustainability to help young people with limited or no previous professional experience develop their potential. career.