Economic Change Unit

Founded in 2018, the Economic Change Unit is a small, agile, people-centred non-profit organisation focused on convening and campaigning for economic systems change. Our vision is of a fair, sustainable and resilient economy where everyone has the freedom and security to live a good life. We believe that the UK’s economic model is profoundly unjust and unsustainable. It drives a complex web of intersecting economic, environmental, social and political harms, including poverty, inequality, ecosystem destruction, climate change, social polarisation and the weakening of our democratic institutions. This model is hurting people and communities here in the UK and also many people and communities across the global South. This is because of the UK’s colonial history, and the role of our government in preserving an international system which enables the ongoing exploitation of, and extraction of wealth from, countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.