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Global Footprint Network Wins Science Magazine Data Stories Contest
Global Footprint Network won the corporate entity category for Science Magazine Data Stories Contest on May 4. Our 90-second video was created as part of the April launch of our new Ecological Footprint Explorer open data platform. The video was created by Alexandre Magnin... 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 MoreTUSKER CLUB: Fostering a Fair Debate on Sustainability
Tusker Club – Your experience making the case for sustainability has led you to work with governments, the private sector, and now civil society. What do you take away from this unique exposure? Steven Tebbe – In many instances, I... Read More
Global Footprint Network among researchers from the innovative EUSTEPs teaching module recognized for sustainability research with AASHE award
Dr. Alessandro Galli and Dr. Serena Mancini were instrumental in Global Footprint Network’s contributions to the EUSTEPs project and are authors of the award-winning research. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 7, 2023 – The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher... 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
Tools for a Greener Future: Measuring the Environmental Impact of Ecotourism in Protected Areas
Measuring the environmental impact of tourism is essential to understand and address any potential damage to the environment in our Protected Areas. However, accurately measuring environmental impacts and the overall Ecological Footprint is a challenge. In recent years, several tools... Read MoreFRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Wie Unternehmen ihren Fußabdruck verkleinern
Sebastiaan Krol könnte es sich einfach machen. Als Vertreter der Kreislaufwirtschaft hat der Geschäftsführer von Interzero ohnehin einen Nachhaltigkeitsaufkleber auf der Stirn. Sein Unternehmen, das der gebürtige Niederländer seit Anfang 2022 führt, unterstützt andere Hersteller dabei, ihre Stoffströme zu schließen.... Read More
New research published by Nature Food reveals food is primary driver of the EU-27’s outsized Ecological Footprint
One quarter of food consumed in the EU-27 originates from outside the region, highlighting the vulnerability of the EU’s food system GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 14 SEPTEMBER – New research coordinated by Global Footprint Network’s sustainability scientists in collaboration with food... Read MoreTHE ECONOMIST: Humans tip into an ecological overdraft
Wednesday marks Earth Overshoot Day, the day on the calendar on which humans have used more resources than ecosystems can generate for the whole year. From now until January 1st 2024 humanity will be using more natural resources – including... Read MoreFORBES: Why Earth Overshoot Day Is The Most Serious Deficit We're Facing
We all know the feeling of living beyond our means: That big night on the town on July 30 was one we’ll remember for weeks but can send us into crisis on August 1 when the rent is due. We... Read More