The Alternative Economic And Monetary Systems (AEMS) programme returns to Vienna from July 14 to August 1, 2025, offering an innovative three-week program exploring transformative approaches to economic thinking. This unique educational experience brings together students and professionals worldwide to engage with cutting-edge concepts in sustainable economics, degrowth, and social innovation. AEMS has built [...]
A significant new publication in the Routledge International Handbooks series brings comprehensive insights into the world of cooperative economics, revealing that cooperatives now serve approximately 1 billion members - about 12% of the global population - across more than 3 million organizations worldwide. The Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics and Management explores how cooperative [...]
A coalition of civil society and trade union organisations, including ECOnGOOD, has issued an urgent call to the European Commission, emphasising the critical importance of maintaining and strengthening EU regulations that protect health, nature, climate, and social justice. The appeal comes in response to concerns about the Commission's focus on "competitiveness through simplification," which [...]
On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation. As members of civil society, human [...]
Nagasaki University is set to host a significant kick-off symposium for its newly established Research Center for Global Risk (CGR) on December 21, 2024. The event, which will run from 10:00 to 17:30 JST, will feature both in-person sessions at the Bunkyo Sky Hall and online webinar options. The Research Center, established in June [...]
A call for smart implementation of EU sustainability rules over disruptive U-turns More than 90 organisations representing civil society, business, banks and investor interests, express deep concern over the misrepresentation of EU sustainability reporting as a threat to competitiveness. Their statement, published on 12 December, is a response to the recent omnibus proposal announcement [...]
The Economy for the Common Good International Conference (ECGIC) stands as a prestigious global forum that brings together an diverse array of representatives, theorists, and practitioners dedicated to exploring and advancing future-fit economic models. This collaborative platform facilitates meaningful dialogue and knowledge exchange between researchers, academics, policymakers and interested individuals in sustainable economics, social [...]
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 [...]
