What do businesses expect from EU policy? What obstacles would have to be removed, what incentives would have to be set? Two members of the European Parliament Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg and Henrike Hahn therefore seek the dialogue with exciting pioneering companies from Germany. The kick-off of interesting dialogues and a new perspective on our economy [...]
A new video which explains the basics of the Economy for the Common Good is now available. Questions such as What is the ECG?, How does it work? are being answered. Enjoy the brief animation!
ECG balanced BKK ProVita was nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2021. This was announced by the German Sustainability Award Foundation on July 2nd. BKK ProVita thus made it to the final selection for the German Sustainability Award for the second time in a row. Sustainability at BKK ProVita Andreas Schöfbeck, CEO of BKK [...]
The founders of ECG Brighton, UK – just newly formed – have produced a video about the ECG model, what draws them to it as individuals and their hopes for how it can help the community and local economy in and around Brighton. ECG Brighton co-founder Laura Sharples says: “We have just started [...]
The community council of Postbauer-Heng in Bavaria, Germany decided with unanimous vote: "The town Postbauer-Heng commits itself to the goals of ECG and prepares an ECG balance sheet. Professional consultants shall support the process. The goal is to create an ECG balance sheet for Postbauer-Heng in the years 2020/2021". Dr. Isabella Klien from Salzburg, [...]
BKK ProVita is a cooperation partner of In safe hands e. V. at Bunter Ball. The association was awarded the UEFA Foundation for Children Award 2020 for the health promotion project Bunter Ball. Andreas Schöfbeck, CEO of BKK ProVita, proudly explains: "Our joint project Bunter Ball promotes emotional, social and intercultural learning through sport. [...]
Joint opinion piece from the international Economy for the Common Good movement on a future-fit economic model The international Economy for the Common Good (ECG) movement issues a joint statement with concrete recommendations for economic policy during and after the corona crisis. The ECG movement sees an economy oriented to the Common Good as the [...]
Part 3 of Lessons from the Corona Crisis is available. Dr Heidi Kharbhih, member of the ECG Management Team, talks about crisis resilience and survival in a crisis in this video. The economic and social crisis caused by the corona pandemic is significant, governments react with unprecedented financial support. Yet, who and based on [...]
Before the corona crisis, it was considered irrefutable wisdom that citizens would not participate in radical changes and that politics would therefore be incapable of action despite the insight that we cannot continue to run the economy as we do now. Business interests and the media emphasized that without growth, living standards and social [...]
Months ago activists decided for massive global climate strikes to take place on April 24th. Due to the COVID-19 crisis they had to reconsider their planning. Cancelling the strikes all together was not an option the young people wanted to consider. Instead, they decided to move their strike online. The activists are calling for urgent [...]
