Roadmap to new sustainable, inclusive future, beyond GDP

Every day we are made to know through advertising that we need more, better, more powerful and more beautiful things. Often we are tempted to buy things that we don't really need. How does our consumption behaviour affect natural resources? Does consumption really make me happy? And how can I make my consumption behavior more sustainable? Ingo Balderjahn, an economist at the University of Potsdam, says clearly: "Rethink time. We should consume l…

The UN’s Bold New Guide for a Green Utopia

A United Nations report published today presents a bold strategy for addressing the climate and environmental crises. The report challenges us to … Source

Roadmap to new sustainable, inclusive future, beyond GDP

Representatives of different global stakeholders last week met at an international workshop to discuss how to develop a roadmap for transitioning to inclusive and sustainable economies for people and the planet. The meeting, attended by experts in various disciplines, was motivated by the increasing global knowledge that the current financial and economic systems fail to […]