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Companies' value creation in times of overshoot
In just seven months, humanity consumes as much from nature as Earth can regenerate in a year. Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can renew in that year. Despite global efforts to mitigate... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day 2024 approaching
This year’s Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 1st: Humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to our calculations, building on the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, now maintained by York University under the governance... Read MoreTUSKER CLUB: Fostering a Fair Debate on Sustainability
Tusker Club – Your experience making the case for sustainability has led you to work with governments, the private sector, and now civil society. What do you take away from this unique exposure? Steven Tebbe – In many instances, I... Read More
Global Footprint Network among researchers from the innovative EUSTEPs teaching module recognized for sustainability research with AASHE award
Dr. Alessandro Galli and Dr. Serena Mancini were instrumental in Global Footprint Network’s contributions to the EUSTEPs project and are authors of the award-winning research. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 7, 2023 – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher... Read More
Global Footprint Network participates in sustainable entrepreneurship hackathon
We recently had the pleasure of participating in a hackathon organized by Junior Entreprise Genève, a student association of the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) at the University of Geneva. Global Footprint Network CEO Steven Tebbe gave the... Read More
Tools for a Greener Future: Measuring the Environmental Impact of Ecotourism in Protected Areas
Measuring the environmental impact of tourism is essential to understand and address any potential damage to the environment in our Protected Areas. However, accurately measuring environmental impacts and the overall Ecological Footprint is a challenge. In recent years, several tools... Read MoreFRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Wie Unternehmen ihren Fußabdruck verkleinern
Sebastiaan Krol könnte es sich einfach machen. Als Vertreter der Kreislaufwirtschaft hat der Geschäftsführer von Interzero ohnehin einen Nachhaltigkeitsaufkleber auf der Stirn. Sein Unternehmen, das der gebürtige Niederländer seit Anfang 2022 führt, unterstützt andere Hersteller dabei, ihre Stoffströme zu schließen.... Read More