The economy as it operates today has too many undesirable effects on people and the planet. Hundreds of companies and various governments worldwide, therefore, look towards the new economic model Economy for the Common Good (ECG). Democracy is an essential part of that. In an article in the Belgian DeWereldMorgen, Christian Felber, the initiator, [...]
Joint session organized by ECG's Youth Hub and Rethinking Economics India, an international network of students, academics and professionals, building better economics in society and the classroom, on July 31st at 3:30 pm CEST. You will hear about an international perspective on activism in economics. Link to meeting: https://redirect.econgood.org/JugendDACH-Workshops
The London Metropolitan University is hosting a Cultural Commons series of talks and workshops that are to develop emerging research on the topic of cultural commons and how their deployment and development can address social and planetary justice. On Tuesday 13 July 2021, 5:00pm to 6:30pm Bridget Knapper, one of the founding Directors of [...]
The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) is a global social movement working on repurposing the economic system towards the wellbeing for people and nature. Despite the Corona pandemic, the movement keeps thriving, especially in Latin America. Luciana Cornaglia from Argentina was elected as a new member of the international management team. While globally, [...]
Leading NGOs working on corporate sustainability and sustainable finance have published a briefing with key recommendations to help clarify directors’ responsibilities to oversee sustainability that fully fits with existing company law and corporate governance frameworks across Europe. The ECG is part of the initiative working towards ensuring effective EU reforms. The briefing follows a [...]
“It may sound like a paradox but it is possible to grow the economy without raising GDP, if we widen the definition of the economy to take account of human wellbeing and nature”, says IASS Affiliate Scholar Christian Felber, the founder of the Economy for the Common Good. A fierce battle is raging around [...]
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 [...]
