(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 [...]
The United Nations acknowledge that alternative economic approaches that combine social and environmental values as the basis for locally driven and people-centered development paths can be highly relevant in addressing inequalities and unsustainable patterns amplified by the current crisis. A session held by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the 5th World Forum [...]
The Economy for the Common Good receives support from the City Council of Cadiz, on the southern tip of Spain. The text of the four-page collaboration agreement with the local chapter, dated April 26, 2021, was read at the City Council meeting. Here you can read the full text of the Institutional Declaration [...]
The India Network of Rethinking Economics, an international network of students, academics and professionals aiming to build better economics in society and in the classroom will host an interactive workshop on the Economy for the Common Good this coming Saturday, May 15th at 6:30 pm IST. Marielle Rüppel, who has been committed to the [...]
Join the Building Back Better Business event on 12 May, 09:30 – 12:00 CEST, to find out how to get certified as a B Corp or Economy for the Common Good company! About this Event Does your business want to find a healthy balance between purpose and profit, and contribute to a more inclusive [...]
