The World Cup Must Be Sustainable – But This Is Mostly Rhetoric Published: 17 June 2014 The Brazilian government has planned a "sustainable World Cup". Great distances for the visitors and participants, and the immense construction works make it difficult to comply with the green agenda. Moreover: civil society actors have been largely ignored by the government initiative. By Julia Ziesche
Valuing natural capital or devaluing nature? Published: 21 January 2014 The "natural capital" concept is a trending topic and even companies like Coca-Cola attended the World Forum on Natural Capital 2013 in Edinburgh. But how does natural capital accounting really work? By Maxime Combes
Green Stripes on the Horizon Published: 20 July 2009 The global concept of a Green New Deal is a direct reaction to the current economic and unemployment crisis. If the Green New Deal is introduced the right way, it could lead to transformation and create the proper conditions for a sustainable green economy of the 21st century. By Achim Steiner