We are going to start going deeper into social sustainability by looking at the quality of life, concerning communities and the population as a whole. Communities are made of environmental, economic and social systems that provide them with meaningful, healthy and productive life for the members of today and tomorrow. …

It is a fact that today’s buyers are interested in goods that are sustainable, paying special attention to social sustainability. Just look at fair trade, or fashion — a clear example where consumers demanded goods produced taking into consideration labor rights and against exploitation. There is a general demand out…

Sustainability is grounded on four principles, or pillars: Human Social Economic Environmental Through this series we are going to thoroughly explore each one of them. A summary of the four pillars can be said in three words, or 3Ps: Profit, People and Planet. Which is the approach that can, and…

Sustainability Definitely a very popular buzzword since not very long ago One of those words that each and every one of us definitely has some extent of understanding, or even contrasting opinions about it. Well perhaps it is time that we at Rescogita attempt to shed some light and put…

Who disagrees that renewable energies are a bad thing? Less and less people. Who thinks that renewables are still not that efficient when compared to fossil fuels? Perhaps a few more people would agree with this statement. Just to give an example, about 21% of the European Union’s energy needs…

Pretty much everybody believes in the importance to create green jobs Of course! The core question here is how to set the wheel in motion to start creating and fostering green livelihoods, what ideal combination can create the right environment for green jobs to develop? The question is indeed more…

“Collective Action” is when people come together with a common goal, that is to improve their condition, and activate in order to achieve it. Well, nothing new until now, we all witnessed or at least heard of collective actions in our realities or at least on the news. There is…

Who agrees that renewable energies are a bad thing? Less and less people. Who thinks that renewables are still not that efficient when compared to fossil fuels? Perhaps a few more people would agree with this statement. Just to give an example, about 21% of the European Union’s energy needs…

Pretty much everybody believes in the importance to create green jobs of course! And the core question here is on how to set the wheel in motion to start creating and fostering green livelihoods, what ideal combination can create the right environment for green jobs to develop? The question is…