Economic Degrowth and Sustainable Development: Exploring a paradigm shift
“Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist”. This statement given by Kenneth Boulding, the renowned economist back in 1970s, is relevant more than ever. After decades of economic growth that was...
Innovative Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development – Finding the link
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been driven by the unprecedented technological change and is asking for a completely new approach to the new economy. In this new model of economy, both innovation and entrepreneurship play a crucial role in supporting...
The Council adopts conclusions on a reflection paper “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030’’
In January 2019, European Commission issued the reflection paper Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030 we wrote about in our recent February blog. On the 9th of April, the Council of the European Union (the Council) responded to the paper by issuing a set of...