Driving Quote by Sharan Burrow

As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing…

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We need to decarbonise our societies and economies.

— Sharan Burrow

Poor people around the world spend more on energy because they lack the capital to buy a more expensive energy-efficient product.

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All business must have a social license to operate.

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It seems evident that the IMF has learned nothing from its inequality-inducing policies during the 1980s debt crises in Latin America nor from its…

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As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people.

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Illicit trade corrupts corporations and governments alike, allows dictators to survive, and obscures oppression, including modern day slavery.

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Inequality is a poison that is destroying livelihoods, stripping families of dignity, and splitting communities.

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The concept of 'green jobs' or a 'green economy' is often attacked as the work of the Grimm Brothers by those wedded to the…

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Many women drop out of the work force altogether, which holds back our economy with a loss of skills and personnel.

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Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act.

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A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality.

— Sharan Burrow