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IIPP researchers outline the role governments should take to deliver global biodiversity targets
IIPP researchers warn that an increasing reliance on large-scale private finance to fund biodiversity targets poses contradictions in delivering conservation outcomes and propose public oversight of private nature-related financial mechanisms.…
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UCL IIPP celebrates its fifth anniversary
Alicia Bárcena, Shiva Dustdar, Nicola Sturgeon and Lord Willetts joined UCL IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato on stage in a packed lecture theatre for an entertaining panel discussion.…
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IIPP to establish a Public Sector Capabilities Index
UCL IIPP, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, has launched a new research initiative to establish a public sector capabilities index – the first global measure of governments’ capacity to solve problems.…
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Landmark report charts route for economies to deliver health for all
'Health for All: Transforming economies to deliver what matters' has been launched at the Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.…
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UCL MPA programmes host first ever cross-faculty sustainability summit
Students and special guests came together to exchange on the complexity of sustainability challenges, exploring the topics of biodiversity loss and climate change.…
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IIPP Director addresses the UN Chief Executives Board
Professor Mariana Mazzucato speaks on the reform of international financial architecture at the UN Chief Executives Board meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.…
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IIPP renews its collaboration with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The collaboration will consolidate the successes of IIPP’s Mission-Oriented Innovation Network, inspiring and supporting public sector organisations to implement new economic approaches for tackling global challenges.…
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IIPP convenes SDSN UK members to discuss progress towards the SDGs
More than 40 Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) UK members and stakeholders met to build momentum for the contribution of UK higher education institutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
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Greater equality in society drives innovation and progress
Economic insecurity inhibits the development of innovation capabilities, while a more equal society could support risk-taking.…
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IIPP hosts community lecture in Peckham, London
Around 100 people attended the event on work and the welfare state, led by Dr Hilary Cottam and Nai Kalema.…
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