A Wellbeing Economies film "Purpose" is a compelling documentary that delves into the heart of our economic system's greatest challenges. The film follows two individuals who dare to reimagine our economic future. “We need an economy in service of the kinds of lives that people want.” — Katherine Trebeck, Central protagonist of ‘Purpose’, Political [...]
CBS International Business School has published a groundbreaking working paper that challenges the traditional "free trade" paradigm and proposes a new ethical approach to global trade. The research introduces an innovative "Economy for the Common Good" (ECG) framework—a paradigm designed to address current ecological and social crises through sustainable economic development, human rights, gender [...]
The regional ECOnGOOD Association in Baden-Württemberg reached a significant milestone with its largest summit to date, gathering 120 participants from business, politics, and civil society at Holzmanufaktur Rottweil. The two-day event, themed "Transformation through Responsibility," showcased the growing influence of the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) in the region, with over 100 companies [...]
The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) is an innovative economic model that emphasises cooperation, solidarity and positive social impact as cornerstones of economic development. This framework proposes measuring economic value through its contribution to collective well-being and environmental sustainability. From 25th to 29th November 2024, Florianópolis, Brazil, will be the host city to [...]
Study Launch: "A New Vision for the Global Trade Order" - 21 November 2024 A groundbreaking study challenging the current global trade paradigm is set to be unveiled on 21 November 2024. The working paper, titled "A New Vision for the EU's Global Trade Strategy: Ethical World Trade and Economy for the Common Good", [...]
The Economy for the Common Good International Conference (ECGIC) is a crucial event in the field of sustainable economics. It serves as a hub for fostering academic discourse on the Economy for the Common Good (ECG) model, promoting mutual inspiration between similar approaches, and providing fresh ideas for ECG practitioners. The conference brings together [...]
A company utilising the ECOnGOOD Label has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious German Sustainability Award 2024 (Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis), the most significant sustainability accolade in Germany and one of the most prominent in Europe. The final award ceremony will take place on 28 November 2024 in Düsseldorf, with an expected attendance of [...]
When one ponders the economy, it is usually associated with wealth accumulation or, at the very least, making a decent living. However, many national constitutions explicitly state that the economy should be a tool serving the people and their needs. “Are people living in a state of perpetual contradiction? In this neoliberal world, is [...]
The social economy encompasses those private economic activities that benefit both the individuals who initiate them and society as a whole. The Luxembourg Declaration, adopted at the Luxembourg Conference in December 2015, establishes that the European Union must reach a common understanding of the scope of the social economy. This declaration advocates for respecting [...]
Official statement by ECOnGOOD Spain: By unanimous decision of its constituent associations, the Spanish Federation of the Economy for the Common Good has postponed the meeting on Social Economy and Sustainability that was to be held in Valencia on 22nd and 23rd November. In light of the tragic consequences of the DANA (Isolated High-Level [...]
