Labor Quality and the Green Industry: The Path to a Just Transition in Brazil
The global climate crisis requires not only new technologies but also a deep reflection on who drives the economy: the worker.
Does mineral wealth translate into better living conditions for women in the Brazilian Amazon?
In many parts of the world, mining is presented as a pathway to economic growth. It generates exports, public revenue, and jobs, and often makes some municipalities appear “wealthy” in official statistics. But what happens when this wealth does not translate into better living conditions for the people who live in mining territories?
Circular economy and its actors: an integral and sustainable approach of municipal solid waste management in Cameroon
Against the “use and throw away” logic, eradicating extreme poverty and hunger through circular economy.
How can the Principles of Integral Ecology Help to Assess a Just Transition Policy?
Through my evaluation research, I am joining the EoF efforts in adopting new metrics and assessment frameworks for the common good and designing policies for happiness.
Underutilization of skills in the knowledge economy
A research on skill inequalities within the labor market of peripheral countries that seeks to give voice to countries excluded from the dynamics of capital concentration in the “knowledge economy”.
Researching students’ awareness on Laudato Si’ in Nairobi County – Kenya
It is now nearly ten years since the release of the encyclical letter, Laudato Si’, on the care for our common home by Pope Francis on May 25, 2015 – yet the world is still experiencing serious threats due to unsustainable use of natural and environmental resources. In the Encyclical, Pope Francis decries that we human beings have mistreated the environment such that it now risks becoming a desolate waste.
Cuatro consejos para crear emprendimientos más sostenibles
«Francisco, ¿no ves que mi casa se derrumba? Anda, pues, y repárala». Cuatro consejos que pueden ayudar a que los emprendedores creen empresas sostenibles, basado en los resultados de mis investigaciones.
Addressing Intergenerational Poverty: In Search for a Better Future
Extreme poverty continues to persist in the world. High barriers to quality healthcare, a weakening job market, and political instability are some factors that attribute to this, but there is also the consideration that due to intrinsic systemic discrimination, those caught in a cycle of poverty will remain in that cycle indefinitely, regardless of the socio-economic safety nets that are made available to them.
Taxation and gender inequality in Brazil: what does the data say about the way the country taxes?
Social inequality is one of the hallmarks of mercantile societies and is permeated by gender, race and class relations, as well as the way different societies organize themselves productively. Gender inequality is related to the productive context, defining the spaces in which women and men occupy in society.
A MORE ECO-EFFICIENT WORLD IS POSSIBLE: HOW DO WE COLLABORATE?
Before presenting an answer to the question in this article's title, we start by showing the origins of "eco-efficiency". The concept was born in the late 1980s and gained more relevance in the 1990s. Ecoefficiency means "the efficiency with which ecological resources are used to meet human needs" (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD (1998)).
