The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) was founded in Austria 12 years ago, and it has grown steadily ever since. Year after year, companies, individuals, organisations and policymakers turn to alternative models and tools that take into account the impact that human economic activity has on society and the Earth. ECG develops and [...]
The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) has joined forces with 36 other organisations representing civil society and trade unions to co-sign an appeal to the Commissioner for financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union of the European Commission, to stay committed to the development and adoption of an ambitious and urgent framework [...]
The Economy for the Common Good calls on the government to base implementation within federal law on the Common Good Balance Sheet As part of its Green Deal, the EU recently agreed to revise the guidance on sustainability reporting which compels businesses with more than 250 employees and/or a turnover of more than 40m [...]
"Economy for the Common Good in Health Care: a forward-looking perspective" is the first volume of a series of publications in German that collect and present pioneering concepts and innovative healthcare facilities that are based on Economy for the Common Good (ECG) universal values of human dignity, solidarity, social justice, sustainability, co-determination and transparency, [...]
Economy for the Common Good (ECG) Founder Christian Felber has been invited to participate in the Regenerative Leadership Retreat in Sekem and the Future Economy Solutions Summit in Cairo during the first week of November. He will be representing ECG's work and initiatives on 3 pillars: The Common Good Product as a complementary tool [...]
3 ECG members participated in the Economy of Francesco with Pope Francis in Assisi, Italy Marta Avesani, Luca Guandalini and Enrico Marcazzan, Italian Economy for the Common Good (ECG) activists, were selected and participated in the global Economy of Francesco event in Assisi, towards the end of September 2022. They had the occasion to [...]
Are you familiar with the word "Anthropocene"? This unofficial term is gaining popularity, and it is used to describe the most recent unit of geologic time, when it has been proved that human activity has altered and made an impact on the Earth's ecosystem and natural processes. The word comes from the combination of [...]
FC St. Pauli to become world's first professional football club with a Common Good Balance Sheet. Hamburg-based FC St. Pauli is a football club unlike any other. Encompassing music, sport and politics, its fans welcome refugees, fight fascists and take a stand against all forms of discrimination. "Another football is possible" is the unofficial [...]
Policy recommendations on Article 15 “Combating climate change” of the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In light of the severity and the short timeframe that remains to take action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, it is important that the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) leaves no legal ambiguity [...]
Seen in picture: Giant scales of justice presented during campaign launch at climate movements congregation. In 2021, The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) joined other committed NGOs and trade unions to mobilise hundreds of thousands of people to respond to the EU’s consultation on a draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The [...]
