This issue of «Ökologisches Wirtschaften» focuses on a specific group of actors addressing societal change: So called "Social Entrepreneurs" work on pressing societal problems with the help of entrepreneurial means. Innovative and systemic approaches shall contribute to achieving social and ecological goals – making financial viability possible at the same time.

A long-established German corporate group and a pioneer of the environmental sector have been distinguished as the best reporters in an evaluation of over one hundred German corporate sustainability reports carried out by the Berlin based Institute for Ecological Economy Research and the business initiative “Future”. On November 23 the winners were awarded by the Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Franz Josef Jung and Volker Hauff, the Chairman of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) at RNE’s annual conference in Berlin.

BMBF-brochure covers contributions from social-ecological research to climate protection / Several IÖW-Projects documented

Political decisions more frequently based on systematic Impact Assessments / Experts recommend coordinated improvement and implementation of evaluation methods

The SCOPE2 project (Sustainable Consumption Policy Effectiveness Evaluation), by TNO, Lund University/IIIEE & SERI and the ASCEE project (Assessing the potential of various instruments for sustainable consumption practices and greening of the market), executed by IÖW, IES & SIFO, presented their findings in an interactive dissemination event on: Tuesday 26 May 2009, Brussels, 10.00 am to 16.30 pm.

programme (PDF 217 KB)