Accountivism
ac·count·iv·ism
/əˈkaʊntɪvɪzəm/
noun
Etymology: Blend of accountability and activism
“the organised use of evidence and action to make powerful institutions answer for the harms they cause.”
More than 120,000 avoidable deaths every year.
Decades of public inquiries.
Too often, no one is held to account.
Still no guarantee
of change.
Corporations cause harm. Regulators fail in their duties. Warnings are ignored. Inquiries report.
And the same failures happen again and again.
Accountivism is an initiative of Changing Ideas. We take action to hold powerful organisations to account.
We also support campaigners, journalists and legal actions to effect change and prevent harm.
Making power answer.
What are the harms?
Different harms.
The same question.
Who is responsible?
Harm does not
happen by itself.
It follows decisions to cut costs, ignore warnings, hide evidence, delay action, or put profit, reputation and convenience before people.
Corporations
for the products they sell, the risks they create and the harm they cause.
Directors
for the decisions they make, the priorities they set and the risks they accept.
Regulators
for failing to investigate, enforce standards, act on evidence or use their powers.
Government
for the rules it creates, the protections it weakens and the lessons it fails to act upon.
Investors
for the business models they finance and the directors they choose to support.
Advisers
for protecting those responsible, rather than those harmed.
Those with the power to prevent harm have a responsibility to prevent it.
When they fail, they must answer.
It's time to put people before profits.
Who profits?
Different sectors.
The same model.
Profiting from harm.
What is the answer?
Power is organised.
So must we be.
Accountivism works to hold power to account.
We help people collaborate, share information and use best practice.
No one should have to take on power alone.
A coalition
Connections between people and organisations facing related harms, shared targets and common failures.
A toolkit
Practical guides, templates, examples and routes for turning concern into action.
A resource hub
Research, case studies, contacts and campaign knowledge that should be easier to find.
Work with us to make power answer and prevent future harm.