EU Action Plan for the Social Economy
New impetus for non-profit enterprises from Europe: the “EU Action Plan for the Social Economy” Non-profit companies make a major and important contribution in Europe and around the world. In December 2021, the EU Commission focussed on this topic with the “Action Plan for the Social Economy”. The Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas…
Times of crisis are times of learning
“The central question of the 21st century is the ecological question, after the last 150 years or so have been characterised by the social question,” says Prof. Dr Harald Welzer. He describes times of crisis as times of learning, because our knowledge opens up room for manoeuvre. Find out more in the October 2021 lecture…
“Corporate sustainability” requirement: anchor it now with enterprise architecture!
Numerous international guidelines (ISO 26000, OECD guidelines, GRI requirements, etc.), the SDGs, the EU Green Deal, etc. focus on the sustainable development of the environment, society, politics and the economy. Companies that align themselves with a sustainable, fair economic system have many opportunities. Legislators have also set up legal milestones such as mainly the EU…
IS COVID-19 CHALLENGING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 5? EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 adopted by the United Nations Member States in 2015 as part of its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. It is one of the 17 goals and comprises of nine out of 169 targets as mentioned in the SDGs.…