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The latest interviews, opinion pieces and blogs on initiatives taken to eradicate poverty beyond growth.

Sud Ouest

Interview: We can fight inequalities without relying on economic growth

Ahead of the conference on 1 October held at Sciences Po Bordeaux, former Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter interviewed with Sud Ouest on the Roadmap. Read the interview in Sud...

2 October 2026

Heat! Camera! Action!

Podcast: Heat! Camera! Action!

Jules Pretty’s latest podcast featured Olivier De Schutter to chat about inequalities, growthism, and the lock-ins holding society back from sustainable and inclusive transformation. Listen to the podcast 

8 September 2026

EQUALS

Podcast: Beyond Growth: Can We End Poverty Without GDP?

Olivier De Schutter joined the EQUALS podcast with hosts Max Lawson and Annie Theriault in a two-part series to unpack assumptions in economics. Drawing from his experience as UN Special...

8 July 2026

Economics for Rebels

Podcast: Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth

 In an episode of the Economics for Rebels podcast, Alexandra Köves welcomes Olivier De Schutter to discuss how he came to question the hegemony of growth as UN Special...

22 June 2026

Public Eye

Podcast: How to fight again poverty and inequalities?

Public Eye invited New Economies Eradicating Poverty Chair, Olivier De Schutter, to talk about the reasons why poverty persists. Contrary to dominant thinking, they discuss how economic growth as a...

5 June 2026

Better Future Media

Podcast: Olivier De Schutter on why the economy creates poverty – and how to fix it.

During the Wellbeing Economic Forum in Iceland, Olivier De Schutter sat down with Better Future Podcast host, Michael Mezzatesta, to discuss the inequalities built into the global economic system and...

14 May 2026

OHCHR

Press release: UN-backed roadmap provides blueprint for eradicating poverty beyond growth: UN expert

A UN expert today called for a major overhaul of global development, unveiling a new roadmap designed to end poverty without pushing the planet beyond its limits.

22 April 2026

"The New Economic Times"

The New Economic Times…Wednesday 1 April 2026

Today's front page...Job guarantees transforming labour markets. Polluters paying for climate and social justice. Governments rejecting GDP as a measure of progress. Debt cancellation allowing countries to invest in education. Conversations happening around the world on an extreme wealth line, reductions in working time and policies fit for future generations.

1 April 2026

L’actu ES

Interview: The social and solidarity economy: a lever for combating poverty beyond growth

L’actu ES 17 mars 2026 Comment lutter contre la pauvreté dans un contexte de crises sociales, environnementales et de croissance économique incertaine ? Dans un policy brief publié avec l’UNTFSSE...

17 March 2026