“Our economies are driving inequality and environmental devastation. Reclaim the Economy Week is a moment to unite to demand an economy that puts people and planet first.” ECOnGOOD is joining the Reclaim the Economy Week 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2026. Here's how you can join: Quick wins These ideas require minimal logistics and [...]
The shared goal of transforming businesses motivated the combination of two powerful tools: the Doughnut Design for Business (DDfB) and the Common Good Balance Sheet (CGBS). The result is an article that guides the work of consultants and facilitators to reimagine the impact that for-profit organizations have on the planet and its people. Not [...]
Studies show that a country’s economy is more productive when the number of educated workers increases, but what kind of growth is that Education is often centered as a solution for social disparities while workers still respond to an economic system that promotes competition over cooperation. Join Carina Kampter, Jan-Philipp Brinkmann-Acunã, and Mercè [...]
Dear Delegates, Leaders, and Participants of COP30, As you gather in Belém, Brazil, at this pivotal moment in history, we write to you on behalf of the Economy for the Common Good movement (ECOnGOOD) a global network of citizens, businesses, municipalities, and policymakers striving for an economic system that truly serves humans, societies, [...]
ECOnGOOD Contributes to Global UN-Led Initiative The world is at a critical juncture. Despite decades of promises, an estimated 575 million people will still live in extreme poverty by 2030. Growth-focused strategies have not only failed to eradicate poverty, but have also widened inequalities and accelerated environmental degradation. To address this impasse, Olivier De Schutter, United [...]
On November 11th, Tuesday, from 6:30 to 8 pm CET, WEAll Sweden, ECOnGOOD and Färnebo Folkhögskola will host an online event on how an Economy for the Common Good can be developed in Sweden. The webinar will focus on how the way businesses are ran in Sweden can shape the economy to support the [...]
On October 6h of 2025, the Economy for the Common Good celebrated its 15th anniversary. An important milestone for an alternative economic model that is gaining importance worldwide. Since its founding in Austria, Bavaria and South Tyrol in 2010, over 1.400 companies, nearly 50 municipalities and numerous educational and financial institutions have joined the [...]
Earlier this month, ECOnGOOD participated as a global partner at the Next Economies Summit 2025, held in Istanbul and jointly organised by the Prosumer Economy Society and Kadir Has University’s Center for Energy and Sustainable Development (CESD). The three-day event gathered over 400 participants, 80+ panelists, 52 global partners, and 10 sponsors from across the world, creating an inspiring and diverse space to explore how [...]
The AEMS Summer Program organized by ECOnGOOD, OeAD Student Housing and Universität für Bodenkultur Wien gathered students from 28 different nations this year. The group had classes on several themes from universal basic income, planetary boundaries, banking systems and new social models that can inspire other metrics beyond gross domestic product. Economy for the [...]
The Next Economies Summit 2025, happening 2-14 September, at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, stands as a beacon for organisations and individuals committed to reimagining our economic systems. Under the "United Next Economies" theme, this event connects global changemakers addressing root causes of current challenges. Organised by Türetim Ekonomisi Derneği (Prosumer Economy Society) with [...]
