On October 24 and 25, the 360°//GOOD ECONOMY FORUM will take place in Salzburg, Austria. This face-to-face event held in German gathers Economy for the Common Good (ECG) companies, municipalities, as well as other groups and individuals interested in holistic sustainability from all over Austria. Actors and communities report how the ECG is lived [...]
The “Sustainability and Common Good Municipalities, Basics - Instruments - Practices” is the first edition of a central study developed by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the ICLEI European Secretariat and the International Federation for the Economy of the Common Good (ECG). The research revolves around the growing number of municipalities in Germany that are orienting [...]
The municipality of El Bruc, located in the Anoia region, Catalunya, has recently joined the municipalities that look to develop their government program under the universal values promoted by the Economy of the Common Good (ECG): human dignity, solidarity, social justice, respect for the environment, transparency and democracy. Bárbara Ortuño, mayor of El Bruc, [...]
The public programme of the WorldEthicForum will take place in Pontresina, Switzerland from 27 to 28 August, 2022. The team of people and partner organisations behind the Forum, including the Economy for the Common Good (ECG), tirelessly work towards a sustainability and solidarity-based society. The WorldEthicForum is designed as a 7-year research journey embarked [...]
B.A.U.M. eV released a commemorative publication to honor its founder and chairman, Maximilian Gege. A new book on the concept of sustainable management in Germany, called “From operational environmental protection to the great transformation”. The book honors the work of this pioneer, with over 30 authors addressing the questions of "What we wanted", "What [...]
Global responsibility begins with us. The Regensburg Sustainability Week 2022 took place from June 27 to July 03, under the motto "17 goals. Our future". The aim of this week is to promote sustainability awareness in all dimensions. More than 120 events throughout the city stimulate reflection, make examples of commitment visible and show [...]
The plenary sessions of our Delegate's Assembly (DA) 2022 was celebrated on July, 1 and 2. The DA was established in 2012 as a democratic body composed of elected representatives of ECG Hubs and Local Chapters responsible for making movement-wide decisions on behalf of the Economy for the Common Good (ECG). The event is [...]
On the initiative of representatives from e.g. the Economy for the Common Good Germany e.V., Greenpeace Germany, World Wildlife Fund Germany and the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), "Ten theses for a social and ecological restart” have been formulated to address politics in Germany and take action. With the publication of [...]
EU policymakers strengthen rules for companies’ sustainability disclosures with mandatory ESG standards, but delay its implementation On Tuesday 21 June, the trialogue negotiations between the European Commission, Parliament and Council concluded with an agreement for the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The reformed rules will tackle major problems on the quality, consistency and [...]
For the love of Life + Music Tinderbox is one of Denmark’s largest music festivals focused on sustainability, diversity, traditions and local anchoring. Every year it presents a broad lineup of international and Danish artists. In collaboration with Odense Municipality, for the first time in 2022, they are opening a space for sustainable development. [...]
