A session held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the 5th World Forum of Local Economic Development brought together experts from some of the most recognized approaches to illustrate their conceptual foundations and possible implications for informing territorial policies in response to the crisis. The Economy for the Common Good was presented alongside other [...]
At the Next Generation Leadership Program, young and future professionals from the public, private, citizen and science sector come together in a semester-long journey to learn about system thinking, map out the system they are concerned with, develop collaborative strategies and solutions to improve outcomes and become Change Leaders. On 9 June, Christian Felber, [...]
In the face of recent opposition addressed to the EU Commission by some business associations and specific governments from Nordic Europe, NGOs have reiterated their support for the European Commission commitment to present an initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance in 2021, following the roadmap set in the EU Green Deal and the Action Plan [...]
An economic system can only become socially just and environmentally sustainable if it has built-in structures to prevent harm and to incentivize responsible behavior. To drive real system change, completely new sustainability tools and approaches are needed - not only in businesses but also banks, cities and regions, schools and other organizations. The Economy [...]
(c) Image credit: Guillermo Vuljevas/Unsplash The Uruguay Chapter of the Economy for the Common Good (Economía del Bien Común, EBC) met online to discuss how to promote the alternative economic model in the country to change the rules of the game. The meeting had several speakers, among them Gualberto Trelles, coordinator in Uruguay of [...]
One of the pioneering companies of the ECG, elobau opens its own virtual showroom, the eloLounge. To mark the opening, the eloLounge Days will take place from 15 June to 17 June. Over the three days, there will be presentations covering the whole elobau world. Julian Reus, the German record holder in the 100m [...]
Now online. A webinar about the Economy for the Common Good in Italian and English with Christian Felber, initiator of the movement. The basics of the alternative economic model and concepts behind it are being explained.
It may sound like a paradox but it is possible to grow the economy without increasing GDP, if we widen the definition of the economy to include human wellbeing and nature, says Christian Felber, the founder of the Economy for the Common Good, in a new guest article. A fierce battle is raging around [...]
Cooperation in South America: ECG activists from twelve Latin American countries have come together to launch a joint network to help spread the movement on the entire continent. Watch their wonderful video!
The ECG company elobau, which has already drawn up three Common Good Balance Sheets since 2016, is the recipient of the Environmental Award for Companies 2020 from the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The company's sustainable solutions are in the areas of operator controls, machine safety, level measurement and sensor technology. It produces exclusively [...]
