Organisations with direct links to Schumacher
Practical Action,
formerly called the Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG),
was set up by Schumacher in 1965 to fill what
he called the 'technology gap' in the developing world.
Schumacher UK promotes sustainable systems
for social, economic and environmental development through the
Schumacher Lectures, the Schumacher
Briefings, the Schumacher Awards and
the Schumacher Institute.
The
Schumacher College in the UK provides individuals and groups
from across the world with the opportunity to learn on numerous levels
about subjects relating to environmental and social sustainability.
The Schumacher Society USA
is an educational non-profit organization founded in 1980. They aim to
demonstrate through their projects that both social and environmental
sustainability can be achieved by applying the values of human-scale
communities and respect for the natural environment to economic issues.
The Soil Association UK exists to research, develop and promote
sustainable relationships between the soil, plants, animals,
people and the biosphere, in order to produce healthy food and
other products while protecting and enhancing the environment.
Schumacher became President of the Soil Association in 1970. |
