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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

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Pourquoi la mise en œuvre de la durabilité échoue souvent, même quand tout le monde est d’accord

by Lucas Amaral, Juliane Reinecke, Michael Etter

Businesses looking to introduce sustainability initiatives face a range of challenges - from adjusting their institutional structures to changing individual behaviours. Lucas Amaral, Juliane Reinecke and Michael Etter argue that such issues reveal the ways in which sustainable practices take shape, are deployed, and transform on a daily basis.

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Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

by Luisa Schneider

Efforts to progress on gender equality in Sierra Leone have led to the passage of laws designed to protect women and children from gendered violence. Luisa T. Schneider argues that such reforms can actual harm young people and fail to reflect the social realities in marginalised communities.

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Bulletin #33: Counterpoints: Power and Its Discontents

Based on research presented at the ISRF’s fifth Congress in June 2025, the contributions unravel dominant discourses to offer more nuanced understanding of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.

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