The first European Day of Sustainable Communities: 23rd September 2017This event will showcase the many groundbreaking initiatives from across Europe that are leading the way towards a low-carbon, ecological future. Ecovillages, Transition Towns, permaculture projects and many other citizen and community-led initiatives are at the forefront of developing and testing new and innovative approaches to sustainable living, covering a wide range of themes; community energy, local food chains, local currencies, sustainable mobility, eco-construction, education for s…23 Sep 2017 09:00 — 15:00Event Highlights 01 Launch of the European Day of Sustainable Communities02 ‘FÊTE DES POSSIBLES’: TWO EVONEERS’ JOURNEY WORKSHOPS AT AEIDL03 Creating ripples in Brussels04 The largest participatory project ever Stories of digital social innovation: EnvironmentThis is part of a series of blogs profiling inspiring examples of digital social innovation (DSI),…18 Jul 2017ArticleGermany to boost green energy in Africa - but will it work?With Africa’s energy demand on the rise, the German government is launching a new initiative aim…13 Jul 2017ArticleEco-Innovation in BulgariaSince 2013, Bulgaria has made efforts to improve in its eco-innovation performance through the imp…03 Jul 2017ArticleSupporting social entrepreneurs on their journey towards resilience, Brussels, 29 JuneThe closing event of the Erasmus+ SIRCle project will be held on June 29th in Brussels. It is now…29 Jun 2017 17:45Event How can social innovation help rural communities? On 30th March, I attended a seminar in Brussels, organised by the European Network for Rural Development, on the topic of innovation in rural areas. The day began with José Enrique Garcilazo, head of the Rural Poli…06 Apr 2017ArticleBerlin River Camp 2016The Berlin River Camp 2016 is a transnational meeting for water conservation. During one week , participants from all over Europe will gather in the German capital to experience and learn about water in the city throug…05 Jul 2016ArticlePartners Albania competition "Green Ideas 2016" winnersPartners Albania organized on 24-25 May 2016 in Tirana, the National Competition “Green Ideas 2016”. This is the fifth year that Partners Albania organizes this competition, aiming to support initiatives that pr…09 Jun 2016Article Le Comptoir de l’Innovation and ELLE Foundation reveal the ELLE Impact 2 for women award’s winnerCaroline de Maigret, the ELLE Impact² International Award for Women 2016’s ambassador, Constance Benqué, CEO of ELLE France & International and Nicolas Hazard, Chairman of Le Comptoir de l’Innovation gave yest…25 Apr 2016ArticleSocial Innovation Toolkit for Youth in the Water SectorThe social innovation toolkit has been developed to support youth in creative action for water protection. To this end, CrESSI partner GETIDOS in close cooperation with the European Rivers Network and social entrepreneu…02 Oct 2015ArticleHow Ecoembes is using recycling and music to reach children at risk of social exclusion Ecoembes focuses on recycling and eco-design of packaging in Spain. Along with preventing the emission of over 15.2 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere and recycled 15.3 million tons of packaging, they have also sta…18 Aug 2015ArticleHistorias de impacto: La Orquesta de EcoembesEl proyecto social española ‘La Música del Reciclaje’ tiene por objetivo dar una segunda oportunidad a los niños en riesgo de exclusión social a través de la música.18 Aug 2015ArticleEuropean River Parliament presents Youth Water ManifestoOn 13 July 2015 in Brussels, following a performance focused on local water protection, young activists from the Big Jump Challenge, the European Youth campaign for water protection, presented their Youth Manifesto for…15 Jul 2015ArticleLocal communities leading the way to a low-carbon society This report, supported by AIEDL, focuses on the increasing number of local responses using bottom-up initiatives to combat climate change and to achieve sustainability. It contains a wealth of factual data and numerous…08 Jul 2015ArticleCSIopinion: SIE Interviews Livia TironePrinciples of sustainable architecture, and our changing relationship with the commute23 Oct 2012InterviewsEvent review: Eco-innovation, Harnessing R&D for a green economyEco-innovation should go beyond incremental environmental improvements and efficiency gains, and aim at “breaking out of locked-in systems and thinking,” according to EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik.23 Oct 2012Article Pages› Last 1 2
