GreenDependent Institute research director Edina Vadovics is member of the steering committee of the international SCORAI Europe (Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative) network, and thus participates in the organization of various international workshops in the field of sustainable consumption. Following each workshop SCORAI Europe publishes the workshop proceedings in electronic format. Apart from the papers and discussant presentation summaries the proceedings also include the notes of the discussion at the workshops.

We are pleased to announce the call for special sessions for the 5th International Degrowth conference. The submission platform will be open soon, please follow the updates here.

The upcoming conference will be a forum to present the latest in global degrowth thought and practice, and bring it into dialogue within the specific context of Central and Eastern Europe of the 21st century. In this respect, the conference will be organised around 12 themes which reflect the context of the conference and the open issues of the degrowth movement that were highlighted at the preceding conference in Leipzig.

The publication looks at social innovation from the point of view of cities. Social innovation is intended here to mean innovative solutions, new forms of organisation and new interactions to tackle social issues. In particular, it focuses on
innovative solutions in terms of the governance of cities: new forms of collaboration between the city administration, citizens and local stakeholders which can generate more sustainable, resilient and open systems at city level.

Among numerous others, the publication also includes good practice case studies from Hungary, from the town of Gödöllő where the municipality established and partly maintains an NGO House, and from the 18th district of Budapest where the municipality has created and supported several community gardens.

Nearly Zero Energy Buildings will be the European standard in 2021. The challenge is big, but it can be done! Forerunners from all over Europe are showing us the way. Come and learn from their experiences.  

Visit today the buildings of tomorrow!