La Federación de Cooperativas y de la Economía Social de Madrid (FECOMA), constituida en 1997, impulsa y promueve el desarrollo de las fórmulas empresariales de la economía social en su conjunto y en su variedad en la Comunidad de Madrid. Representa los intereses de aproximadamente 2.300 empresas, sociedades cooperativas y sociedades laborales en la región y cuenta con más de 600 directamente asociadas, que agrupan a 30.000 socios directos y otros 10.000 empleados. Incorporando las cooperativas de servicios y las de consumidores y usuarios, así como otras formas de participación del Tercer Sector, podemos esperar un impacto de la economía social en Madrid, cercano a las 450.000 personas.
La economía social madrileña quiere estar a la vanguardia cuidando el planeta y a las personas con las que trabaja y a las que atiende, tanto en la gran ciudad como en los municipios rurales. Entre los servicios de la federación están los de formación, asesoramiento y asistencia técnica tanto para la creación de empresas como para el fortalecimiento y la consolidación de las empresas existentes.
The Global Impact Coalition is a CEO-led, collaborative platform for the chemical industry, incubated at the World Economic Forum, that aims to accelerate the transition to a net-zero and circular future. It brings together leading chemical companies to work on projects to advance circularity and reduce carbon emissions across the chemical value chain through new technologies and business models. The GIC focuses on action-oriented, commercially viable projects and includes initiatives on topics like sustainable methanol, carbon capture from waste, and plastic waste recycling.
Mesa de expertos "Infraestructuras sostenibles, base de las ciudades del futuro", dentro del III GreenWorld & Sustainability Congress, en el que los componentes señalan la importancia del reciclaje y la gestión de residuos durante los procesos de construcción. Apuntan la necesidad de que los entornos urbanos del futuro sean habitables y tengan en cuenta la sociedad y la cultura del lugar. Ponen el foco en la movilidad como un servicio esencial.
A decade after the international community pledged in Addis Ababa to ramp up development finance, the gulf between the amounts mobilised by developing and emerging economies and the trillions they need to meet their development goals has been steadily growing. Without significant reform, the gap is set to swell to USD 6.4 trillion by 2030, the target year for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The latest Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development calls for a major overhaul of the global system to mobilise resources to build a sustainable future for all.
Installing chargers for electric vehicles was the most popular sustainability measure, according to commercial real estate experts in the United States. Approximately 70 percent of the respondents chose this option. Other initiatives supported by almost half of the respondents included retrofitting existing buildings, considering climate risks in due diligence, and enabling on-site renewable energy generation. Meanwhile, about one in four respondents shared that they do not factor ESG in their investments.
The circular economy (CE) has been identified as a critical strategy to contribute to sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, being one of the biggest challenges for society in general and organisations in particular. Hence, various methods have been developed in recent years to measure the level of circularity of organisations, such as methodologies, indicators, metrics and CE tools.
Universities, as education, research and community service organisations, play a key role in the promotion of and transition to the CE. Therefore, they require methods that enable them to quantify and monitor their level of circularity. However, it has been shown that CE methods developed for organisations are not suitable for such complex institutions, and, to date, no sector-specific methods have been developed.
In this context, it has become necessary to develop a useful method to quantify and monitor the current level of circularity, assess its progress and facilitate decision-making on circularity that addresses the specific needs of this type of organisation. Thus, a set of 82 CE indicators and their metrics, specific to universities, has been proposed. They have been implemented in an Excel spreadsheet tool called CExUNV, in order to promote and facilitate their use. In addition, 41 improvement actions have been suggested to guide and assist universities in their progress towards CE.
The seventh edition of the EU Blue Economy Report, presented in a fresh format, persists in thoroughly examining the scale and breadth of the Blue Economy within the European Union (EU). Its primary aim remains to offer guidance to policymakers and stakeholders in fostering the sustainable advancement of oceans and coastal resources, aligning closely with the principles of the European Green Deal (EGD). By providing economic insights, the Report also aims to inspire potential investors. This seventh edition of the Report focuses on a summarised data analysis, trends and drivers of the Blue Economy sectors. The analysis of the sectors Marine living and non-living resources, Marine renewable energy (offshore wind), Port activities, Shipbuilding and repair, Maritime transport and Coastal tourism is based on data collected by the European Commission from EU Member States and the European Statistical System. Specifically, fisheries and aquaculture data were collected under the EU Data Collection Framework (DCF); data for the other sectors are taken from Eurostat Structural Business Statistics (SBS), PRODCOM, National Accounts and tourism statistics. Along with these sectors, the reader can find relevant information on innovative Blue Economy sectors, namely Desalination and Blue biotechnology. These sectors offer significant potential for economic growth, sustainability transition, as well as employment creation. Comparable data are not yet fully available in the public domain, and therefore data presented in the Report for these sectors come from various sources. This year’s Report also includes special sections on Energy Transition and Climate Change in the EU Maritime transport sector, on the EU fishing fleet and the partnership in fisheries and aquaculture, as well as a section on Coastal flood impacts due to climate change along the EU27 coastline, with a particular reference to the EU Outermost Regions. This edition will continue taking advantage of the EU Blue Economy Observatory platform, which provides more timely and regular updates of the Blue Economy data per sector, EU-27 Member State and sea basin. Further analysis will be published throughout the year, as the most recent data become available, and sectors or topics gain more relevance. Analyses are given for the EU-27 as a whole and by sector and industry for each Member State. An initial regional analysis is also envisaged, to be completed within the EU Blue Economy Observatory.
South African universities are facing significant financial challenges that threaten their sustainability. Factors such as reduced government funding, unpredictable tuition collection, and the need to generate additional revenue have become major concerns for universities. This study investigates the perceptions of academic and non-academic staff regarding revenue sourcing to enhance financial sustainability at a university of technology. Quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire. The findings show that the university is using a diversified revenue structure and that revenue sourcing is a financial challenge for the university. This implies that the university’s current revenue generation strategies are inadequate. The respondents perceived revenue sourcing as a financial challenge and that relying on a single source of revenue is not financially viable. Low research output was considered a barrier to financial sustainability and improving research output was identified as a means of improving financial sustainability. Respondents agreed that appointing staff members who could attract funding and improvements in the infrastructure of the university would assist in removing barriers to financial sustainability and increase income together with offering short courses. Recommendations suggested by the respondents to increase revenue included the need to diversify revenue sources and that offering new courses and using international collaborations and university segments to establish industrial partnerships would generate additional revenue.
Sustainability has become one of the most buzzworthy terms of the 21st century. Defined in 1987 as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs", it has gained prominence in recent years, as the effects of climate change around the globe become increasingly more pronounced.
This report provides statistics on some of the leading sustainability trends worldwide. It includes key data distributed across five focus areas: economic, environmental, corporate, and consumer sustainability.