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Companies' value creation in times of overshoot
In just seven months, humanity consumes as much from nature as Earth can regenerate in a year. Earth Overshoot Day marks when humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can renew in that year. Despite global efforts to mitigate... Read More
Earth Overshoot Day 2024 approaching
This year’s Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 1st: Humanity will have used nature’s resource budget for the entire year, according to our calculations, building on the National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts, now maintained by York University under the governance... Read More
Global Footprint Network participates in sustainable entrepreneurship hackathon
We recently had the pleasure of participating in a hackathon organized by Junior Entreprise Genève, a student association of the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) at the University of Geneva. Global Footprint Network CEO Steven Tebbe gave the... Read More
The Power of Food
This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 2nd. That’s the consequence of humanity demanding 70% more than Earth’s ecosystems are able to regenerate. Food makes up a large part of our Ecological Footprint – feeding humanity currently takes just... Read More
Embracing milestones, celebrating change: The evolution of Global Footprint Network towards a sustainable future
We’re pleased to share that Global Footprint Network has reached a significant landmark of 20 years, and our Ecological Footprint methodology is celebrating 30 years. Over these decades, we’ve gained valuable insights and made important strides towards sustainability. As we... Read More
Swiss Deficit Day:
Switzerland is 32nd out of 35
By Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Dr. Anita Frehner, Dr. Lucas Grob, Dr. Adrian Müller, Dr. David Lin Global Footprint Network, FiBL, & Swiss Food Research DEUTSCHE VERSION UNTEN This piece provides background to Swiss Deficit Day, or the day of the...
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Don't reduce your Footprint!
By Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D., founder and President This blog is dedicated to a young, brilliant student. Back in 1995, she attended one of my lectures in Santiago de Chile about sustainability imperatives and the need “to reduce our Footprint.” I... Read More
2022: A year in review
Before we look forward to 2023, let’s look back at all that we achieved in 2022. We launched new tools to help universities and individuals explore paths to sustainability. The first ever online Footprint Calculator for Universities was launched as... Read More