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How will COVID-19 affect the date of Earth Overshoot Day 2020?
Humanity’s efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting economic slowdown, have reduced humanity’s Footprint. However, this is a far cry from the intentional changes we strive for. At Global Footprint Network, we envision a world where humanity transitions... Read More
The Fish Game and other fun online educational resources
Image from Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education Are you sheltering-and-educating-in-place due to COVID-19? We know this can be a challenging time trying to keep our lives together while, quite literally, saving the world from the confines of our homes. We... Read More
Letter from the CEO: Reflecting on the sudden shift in our global reality
Dear friends of Global Footprint Network, As I sit in my home in California on day 5 of shelter-in-place, I am struggling to find the words that capture all the emotions I’m feeling right now. Emails from other CEOs flood... Read More
Le Jour du Dérèglement nous met-t-il sur la bonne piste ?
par Mathis Wackernagel, fondateur et President, Global Footprint Network Mathis Wackernagel Les Français ont désormais l’habitude. Chaque année à une date précise, les habitants de la planète sont informés qu’ils ont dépassé le budget écologique pour l’année. C’est le Jour... Read More
Top 6 Highlights for 2019 feature active engagements with local governments, businesses, academia, general public
We look back at 2019 with gratitude for what was accomplished and greet 2020 with a heightened urge to amplify the impact through the new decade. Here are some highlights from our work this past year: The 14th Earth Overshoot... Read More
America chose the path to self-destruction. What about the rest of us?
by Mathis Wackernagel, President and founder of Global Footprint Network This article was originally published by GreenBiz on November 7, 2019. The United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This sets a destructive example. It is especially... Read More
"How can we make the need for resource security more obvious to diverse audiences?" asks Mathis Wackernagel
Mathis Wackernagel, founder and president of Global Footprint Network Why did you write “Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget” now? Bill Rees and I wrote our first Ecological Footprint book in 1995 at a time when our resource-use estimates were... Read More
The business case for one-planet prosperity
UPDATE: Read the op-ed by Mathis Wackernagel, founder and president of Global Footprint Network, and Jean-Pascal Tricoire, CEO and chairman of Schneider Electric, in the magazine Fortune. Ahead of Earth Overshoot Day this July 29, Schneider Electric, the leader in... Read More