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Breaking Bread, Building Futures

by Juliana Carvalho, Maria Elisa Zuppiroli, and Giulia Lombardo Pijola What if tackling climate change started with sharing a meal?  Or at least the idea of one? That was the spirit behind Breaking Bread, Building Futures, an online event co-organised... Read More

Latvia - A Green Giant

Latvia is exceptionally biocapacity-rich, with six times more biocapacity per person than the global average. Since biocapacity is the foundation of all resources, this represents a major strategic advantage in a world facing persistent ecological overshoot, climate change, and tightening resource constraints.... Read More

Sustainable Shaper

Sustainable Switzerland, a platform and event series run by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung media company, awarded Global Footprint Network co-founder, Mathis Wackernagel, with the Sustainable Shaper distinction on September 2, 2025. He received it in the category of “Knowledge & Opinion”. This distinction was awarded... Read More

Sustainable Shaper Award (by NZZ)

Sustainable Switzerland (Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG) presented Mathis Wackernagel a Sustainable Shaper Award to honor his entrepreneurial, scientific, or social efforts, initiate tangible change and drive sustainable development in and from Switzerland  (September 2, 2025) Read More

University of Siena honorary degree recipient Dr. Mathis Wackernagel

Global Footprint Network founder Dr. Mathis Wackernagel was recognized as a Sustainable Shaper in the category Vision & Innovation. Awarded by Sustainable Switzerland (Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG) to honor individuals who, through their entrepreneurial, scientific, or social efforts, initiate tangible change... Read More

Stagflation and Overshoot

Stagflation and Overshoot: Economic Impacts of Inaction and What We Can Do By Mathis Wackernagel   What Is Stagflation and Why Is It Back? Stagflation, a mix of economic stagnation and inflation, was once thought to be a rare economic... Read More

The Food Odyssey

The Food Odyssey: Learning, Playing, and Shaping Sustainable Food Futures by Juliana Carvalho What if your next lesson on climate change started not with a heavy textbook, but with an intriguing story? What if you could learn about sustainable food... Read More

Having Coffee with Dr. Jane Muncke

Jane Muncke, the indefatigable mover and brilliant environmental scientist, just joined the Global Footprint Network board.  She sat down with us to share her vision for the future she wants, and how this organization can contribute to it. Here is... Read More

Defining the Problem

What’s the Problem, Really? Overshoot is eroding us. But without a clear definition of the problem, meaningful responses remain elusive. As we face a future shaped by escalating climate change and growing competition over resources, what exactly is holding back... Read More