http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India. The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!
Last week, from the 21st until the 25th of August 2018, the 6th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity took place in Malmö, Sweden. It was organized by an international group and the newly formed Institutet för nerväxtstudier (Institute for degrowth studies). Around 800 people discussed about "Dialogues in turbulent times". This article will give you a...
What is capitalism? A kind of state? An institution? Some values? A power structure? Ideology? A Culture? What governs capitalism? Supply and demand Invisible hand Enclosure of land The drive to expand Market mechanism Class schism Racism The moral virtue of productivism. Innovation! Invest! Impress! Progress! Entrepreneurial quest for Technological success in Pursuit ...
Aktuelle Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien von Unternehmen sind insbesondere auf die Steigerung der Effizienz und den Ausbau der Konsistenz in der Wertschöpfungskette ausgerichtet. Sie erscheinen jedoch unter den gegebenen wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen nur begrenzt geeignet, um den ökologischen Herausforderungen angemessen zu begegnen (vgl. Stengel 2011; Schneidewind/Palzkill 2011). Daher ist eine Unternehmenskommunikation wichtig, die Suffizienz anstatt Effizienz oder [...]
