ALEX STEPHANY: “THE PANDEMIC HAS CHALLENGED US TO BE CREATIVE AT A TIME WHEN MANY THINGS ARE UNCERTAIN.”

We speak to Alex Stephany, Conduit Member and Founder & CEO of Beam, about the importance of tech for good, using the crowdfunding model for social impact and the human success stories that keep him motivated.

AFUA HIRSCH ON IDENTITY, RACE & HARRY AND MEGHAN

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Paul van Zyl, The Conduit’s co-founder, started the conversation with Afua by laying out what he sees as the three core challenges of the next decade: climate change, inequality and identity.

12 BOOKS TO HELP YOU LEARN ABOUT BLACK BRITISH HISTORY

Black History Month has become a modern tradition – and one that this year feels more vital than ever. However, perhaps because of its origins in the USA, there has been a tendency in years past to focus on Black history as it relates to iconic American figures and events, while ignoring the stories and struggles of those closer to home.

10 TIPS FOR BECOMING AN ACTIVIST IN 2020

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As issues around climate change, migration, inequality and discrimination dominate our day to day, it’s easy to get despondent. However, there’s always something we can do to tackle global problems – and what better time to start than at the beginning of a new decade?

WHAT WE MUST LEARN FROM MAURITIUS’ WORST OIL SPILL DISASTER

Mauritius is currently experiencing its worst oil spill ever recorded following the grounding of the wide bulk Carrier ‘MV Wakashio’ on the 25th of July in the South East part of the island. Twelve days later, fuel from the carrier started to leak into the reef lagoon causing the Mauritian government to declare a state of environmental emergency.

FROM MONOLOGUE TO DIALOGUE: RECONNECTING WITH NATURE AT A TIME OF CRISIS

A former monk and long-term peace and environment activist, Satish Kumar has spent longer than most reflecting on the awe-inspiring power of nature. In this article, he shares his thoughts on what the coronavirus crisis might be trying to tell us.

MOBILITY AFTER THE CORONA CRISIS: FAST-FORWARDED ELECTRIC REVOLUTION?

The corona crisis and associated lockdown measures brought everyday life and mobility to a standstill. In addition, mobility has been undergoingstructural change for some years on the back of various societal and technological trends. Norbert Ruecker, Head of Economics and Next GenerationResearch at Julius Baer, takes a closer look at the crisis as a catalyst for change and at how different the future could look.

FROM SYRIA TO SANCTUARY: THE WORLD THROUGH REFUGEE EYES

“When I first held the camera gifted to me, and decided to start photography, my goal was to break the walls of misunderstanding between refugees and the world. These walls, built on misrepresentations in the media, ended up creating fear and hate, and “us” versus “them”."

FASHION WEEK: AN INDUSTRY THAT DOESN’T WANT TO CHANGE

In this bold call to arms, Simone Cipriani, Conduit Member and Head and Founder of the Ethical Fashion Initiative at the International Trade Centre, shares the enormous flaw at the heart of the fashion industry business model: the cost to people and the planet.

FATIMA BHUTTO: “YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH PAIN SOMEONE MUST BE IN TO GO TO WAR AGAINST THE WORLD”

How far would you run to escape your life?’. So asks the back cover of ‘The Runaways’, the second novel by Fatima Bhutto. In answer to the same question, posed in a 2018 interview with the South China Morning Post, the writer mused “I don’t think you ever really get to run away.