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ECG Policy Papers: Common Good Product

2023-03-21T22:40:36+01:00March 20th, 2023|

First Policy Paper on the Common Good Product is available! The Policy Papers are developed by Economy for the Common Good (ECG) experts to introduce and contextualise ECG tools and topics, backed by theoretical and practical research. A thorough yet concise and simple presentation of findings and recommendations on specific issues. These cornerstone documents [...]

Civil society supports only ambitious ESRS

2023-03-21T22:55:00+01:00March 9th, 2023|

Avoiding a missed opportunity: civil society will only support ambitious ESRS Prior to the publication of the delegated act on the future European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the Economy fort he Common Good (ECG) co-signed a joint letter with other civil society organisations to avoid lowering the scope even further. ESRS are a milestone [...]

The Cooperative Difference

2023-03-16T02:01:16+01:00March 7th, 2023|

Ever since its foundation, the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) has been developing and testing models that measure organisational performance beyond profit. The Common Good Matrix, has been one of the main tools that support the theory behind the ECG. It is based upon 20 themes which promote successful relationships in a healthy [...]

Good Business Conference (#KDGW2023)

2023-03-20T21:37:18+01:00February 27th, 2023|

For the first time in two years, the Good Business Conference (#KDGW2023) was celebrated in person, which allowed for a livelier exchange between like-minded individuals and businesses interested in the common good. Over 80 company representatives from Bavaria gathered to honor 52 companies for their sustainable management and their public value accounting during the [...]

ECG Japan Active Book Dialogue

2023-02-12T23:21:14+01:00February 12th, 2023|

The Japanese version of the "Economy for the Common Good" book written by its founder Christian Felber, was published in December 2022. Following a successful virtual launch in January 2023, a follow-up event was set up due to the public's interest, now in an innovative format known as "Active Book Dialogue". The Economy for [...]

Exclusions from CSDDD undermine Green Deal

2023-02-09T15:13:24+01:00February 9th, 2023|

Seen in picture: Francisco Álvarez, former director of the Paris Stock Exchange, former president of the European Association of Regional Stock Exchanges and spokesperson of the Economy for the Common Good. Excluding the financial sector and sustainability incentives for managers from the CS3D undermines the Green Deal The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs [...]

I Ecoislas International Forum: towards sustainable management

2023-02-07T04:10:58+01:00January 25th, 2023|

Gran Canaria, Spain will host the I Ecoislas International Forum. This space was created for discussion and proposals of measures aimed at promoting a comprehensive transition towards a greener, more profitable, self-sufficient and environmentally sustainable regional development with an insular approach. The plenary sessions of this Forum will be led by Christian Felber, founder [...]

PINE: New Economies Diploma 2023

2023-02-12T23:54:57+01:00January 19th, 2023|

The Introduction to New Economies Programme (PINE) is a space co-created with global references and Latin American perspectives, certified by the Faculty of Economic Sciences of National University of Córdoba, Argentina and endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The first two editions of this programme were held in 2019 and 2022 and [...]

First ECG audited company in Latin America!

2025-06-02T12:32:38+02:00January 12th, 2023|

Ecotech Laboratory becomes the first Latin American company to complete their ECG Balance Sheet and audit! In 2022, as a member of the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) Local Chapter in Uruguay, Ecotech Laboratory committed to completing their first Balance Sheet and were very pleased to score 653 points out of a 1,000. [...]

Japan welcomes ECG

2023-01-13T01:04:03+01:00January 11th, 2023|

January 2023 welcomed the Japanese edition of the "Economy for the Common Good" book. The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) is a movement that proposes an economic model based on the wellbeing of people and planet, instead of endless growth in a world with finite resources. The book of the same name written [...]

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