This is not the time for postponements; rather it is a time for acceleration. The European Commission reminds us that it is necessary to speed up the process towards a transformation that must put the Sustainable Development Goals of the…

The UN’s 2030 Agenda recognizes the unsustainability of the current development model in environmental as well as economic and social terms and refers to the need for an inclusive, participatory and responsible model: there are therefore many possible links between…

Many are now saying that Civil Economy is a more suitable model of development to respond to the change that is taking place, because it is more inclusive, participatory and sustainable. This paradigm – as opposed to that of political…

The search for innovative models of urban coexistence and development also implies the need to be able to rely on more sophisticated and precise analytical tools. The City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) developed by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat),…

Interview with Isabella Pratesi*, WWF International Conservation Director The WWF has long argued that there is a significant link between climate change, deforestation, hygiene and epidemics: can you summarise your organisation’s thinking? Climate and ecosystems are closely linked to our…

You can defeat an enemy, but not the Planet. Technology is helping us to live in and through this crisis, but we need to look ahead, building global cohesion and creating ‘transformative resilience units.’: These are the words of Mario Draghi in…

Many milestones have marked the path towards sustainability. Rather than offering an in-depth account, to help readers navigate their way through such a complex history, Soft&Green has chosen a few dates in each decade, from the 1960s to the 1990s,…

Young people and the future are synonymous with one another. The future, first and foremost biologically, belongs to them. It always has. On a planet that is less resource-rich and has new problems, however, this relationship has become less clear.…