This year marks the beginning of the 9th edition of the Introductory Course on the Economy for the Common Good (ECG). This totally free online course is taught in Spanish and is financed by the Ministry of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Commerce and Labor of the Valencian Community and coordinated by the Valencian ECG [...]
Last Friday, May 6, the panel “Humanism and New Economies” took place within the framework of the "Lectio Inauguralis" of the academic year 2022, at the Punta del Este headquarters of the Latin American Center for Human Economy University (UCLAEH). Exponents from different organisations reflected on the present and the future of Humanism in [...]
The second “Businesses for the Common Good” conference organised by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) took place on April 28. This event was moderated by Cecilia Ortiz, Director of the Bachelor of Administration, Ileana López, professor of the Academic Department of Administration, Executive Director of the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs in the [...]
The European Commission's proposal must be strengthened to end corporate harm to human rights, the environment and climate On 23 February 2022, the European Commission released its proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence. This directive could represent a landmark step forward in minimising the negative impacts of businesses on workers, communities and the [...]
Recommendations on Corporate Governance in the Draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive As part of its strategy to implement the European Green Deal and the Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This paper specifically addresses the parts of the [...]
From July to December 2021, a non-European “Enkeltauglich leben” or “A life for the Common Good” course was held for the first time in English and Spanish. The participants were Economy for the Common Good (ECG) members from 5 different Latin American countries, who came together under the guidance of Franz Kies, a German [...]
The international scientific Symposium on the Economic perspectives of the Economy for the Common Good will take place in the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Split, Croatia from April 21 through 23, 2022. The intention behind the event is to critically examine the existing economic models from the perspective of the common [...]
The fragmented patchwork of different ways for companies to report and be held to account on their social and environmental performance are soon to be replaced by widely accepted and endorsed international standards for corporate sustainability. The European Union announced its decision to develop such standards in January 2020, followed by the International Financial [...]
Last week concluded the “Approaches to the Common Good” course, an Additional Training and Continuing Education programme offered in Spanish by the University of Jaén (UJA), Spain. This academic plan introduces the theory behind the Economy for the Common Good (ECG), its origins and overview, as well as the practical applications of its tools [...]
Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems (AEMS) is a non-profit, interdisciplinary academic project that aims to contribute to the active economic and social reform currents and discussions. It was born from a combined effort between OeAD student housing, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) and the Economy for the Common Good [...]
