To make Europe’s economy more competitive and sustainable at the same time, we call for a new industrial policy for ‘sustainable by design’ organizations in order to reap the competitive benefits of ownership forms that favor reinvestment, innovation and resilience.
This text was drafted by Marija and Rutger as the conclusion of the Transformative Ownership in Times of Overlapping Crisis conference, held in Amsterdam, 5-6 October 2023. Organised alongside colleagues from Utrecht University, this conference welcomed twenty-six speakers, who discussed alternative forms of ownership across six panels and a final roundtable. We are preparing a longer collective (white) paper on the basis of the conference contributions.
