?Webinar “Untangling the role of Ecosystems and their Services in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: an interdisciplinary hybrid workshop” ?Monday September 5th, 2022, 09:00 – 12:00 The University of Oulu and the Water Harvesting Lab of the University of Florence organized an interdisciplinary hybrid workshop on the role of Ecosystems in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus. The workshop gathered […]
On Thursday 1 September, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri as the first plenary speaker at the X AERNA Conference 2022 gave a speech on “SDGs-based Transformations: The Science-Policy-Human Behavior Interface” Based on the 1st SDSN European Green Deal Senior Working Group report on the “Transformations for the Joint Implementation of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the
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Τον ηγετικό της ρόλο σε θέματα βιώσιμης ανάπτυξης, τήρησης και διεύρυνσης των κριτηρίων ESG επιβεβαιώνει η PwC Ελλάδας, ανακοινώνοντας τη συνεργασία της με τη διεθνούς φήμης καθηγήτρια και οικονομολόγο, Φοίβη Κουντούρη. Πρόκειται για μια σημαντική συνεργασία που συνδέεται με την παγκόσμια στρατηγική της PwC, “Νέα Εξίσωση”, που έχει ως βασικούς πυλώνες την οικοδόμηση εμπιστοσύνης και την
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave a keynote speech with the title ”The role of Big Data in the Transition to Sustainability” at the 3rd International Conference on Modern Management based on Big Data (MMBD2022) organized by Keimyung University during August 15th-18th, 2022. Prof. Koundouri outlined the framework around the transition to Sustainability, explained the massive work being
From July 25th to 28th 2022, the Circular Economy Balkan Beacons (CEBB) Strategic Half-year meeting took place at Athena Research & Innovation Center in Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies co-organised by ATHENA RC (Greece), CirEkon (Serbia) and Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture Timis (Romania) for CEBB project co-funded by EIT Climate-KIC. The goals of
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri speaks to Force for Good on a model of capitalism that is more relevant, profitable and sustainable: Capitalism, what it means and it work Its impact and where it is failing to meet the world’s needs Natural, social and financial capitalism Delivering more inclusively, sustainably and funding the SDGs Risks, profits and
The Workshop on Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges took place in July 6-8, 2022, in Athens, Greece. International scholars of philosophy, policy science, behavioral science, and other interdisciplinary fields, met at the famed Academy of Athens to explore how ancient philosophy can inform our modern understanding of ethics and well-being, and thereby help to address
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The Workshop on Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges took place in July 6-8, 2022, in Athens, Greece. International scholars of philosophy, policy science, behavioral science, and other interdisciplinary fields, met at the famed Academy of Athens to explore how ancient philosophy can inform our modern understanding of ethics and well-being, and thereby help to address some of the world’s most
In the context of the EAERE Webinars on Science-Policy-Business Interface, on the 21st of July, 2022, University of Brescia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei hosted the event “Free thoughts on the future”. A double panel of international speakers from the academia and businesses discussed their expectations and hopes on the future evolution of the economy,
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Prof. Phoebe Koundouri has been elected Member of Board of the Trustees of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). The World Academy of Art and Science was founded in 1960 on the initiative of Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer. Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell, Joseph Needham (founder of UNESCO), and Brock Chisholm (inaugural Director-General of
The 27th Annual Conference of EAERE took place from 28 June to 1 July 2022 at the PalaCongressi of Rimini, Italy and it was organized by the Department of Economics of the University of Bologna (see more on local organisers and local organising committee), and supported by Bank of Italy and the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (see more on sponsors and partners). After two years, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, President of the European
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Congratulations to Prof. Phoebe Koundouri for being elected member of Academia Europae, in the section Economics, Business and Management Sciences. This section includes 156 members in total. “I feel extremely honored to be in company of such an world-class group of economists! This is a huge honor for my department and my university” Prof. Phoebe
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SDSN Global Climate Hub was launched on the 6th of July, in a pre-COP27 event that took place at the Academy of Athens, by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Maria Cortes-Puch, Vice President of SDSN. The Chair of the SDSN Global Climate Hub will be Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Professor at Athens University
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Ο οργανισμός μας Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aephoria (AE4RIA) συμμετείχε ως ΠΡΕΣΒΕΥΤΗΣ ΒΙΩΣΙΜΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ στον Ετήσιο Διάλογο του Θεσμού Bravo που αναπτύσσει το QualityNet Foundation με κύριο στόχο την ενημέρωση, αφύπνιση και εκπαίδευση της ελληνικής κοινωνίας για τα θέματα Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης με βάση τις πρωτοβουλίες που αναπτύσσονται στη χώρα μας. Το
Already one year into the H2020 BRIDGE-BS project, seeking to tackle multi-stressors of marine ecosystems in the Black Sea while fostering a sustainable blue economy. Despite the recent challenges facing in the region, this first year was still a success with the implementation of: ✔ 5 Living Lab in 4 countries, ✔ 132 stakeholders participating
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On Thursday, July 7, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri gave the keynote speech at the 27th Conference of the International Association for Human-Environmental Studies (IAPS 2022). The title of the conference was: “Global Challenges, Local Impacts: Rethinking Governance, Sustainability and Consumption in Light of Climate Change” and was held online on 5-8 July 2022. Prof. Koundouri spoked
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Tην Πέμπτη 7 Ιουλίου πραγματοποιήθηκε η παρουσίαση του βιβλίου “Πανδημία, Θάλασσα και Άνθρωπος στην Ελλάδα” στο ξενοδοχείο King George. Το βιβλίο αποτελεί συλλογικό συγγραφικό έργο των μελών του Δικτύου Συνεργασίας για το Θαλάσσιο Περιβάλλον. Έκδοτης: Κοινωφελές Ίδρυμα Αθανάσιος Κ. Λασκαρίδης. H καθηγήτρια Φοίβη Κουντούρη ως μέλος της συντακτικής επιτροπής παρευρέθηκε στην εκδήλωση και μεταξύ άλλων
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On Wednesday, June 29th 2022, the Annual ASA Uganda Blue Economy Dialogue took place virtually organized by the African Shipowners Association Uganda. The theme of the Dialogue was “The blue economy as a catalyst for Africa’s economic transformation”. The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) at Athena Research Center was represented by Dr. Ebun Akinsete and Ms
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Online roundtable discussion on the future of sustainable development | Wednesday, June 29 About eight years are left to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030. While the path towards their achievement was already difficult, it is now even more obstructed due to the devastating consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the
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The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) at Athena RC and the African Shipowners Association (ASA) have recently signed an MOU to jointly promote efforts of both organisations towards the mutual implementation of sustainable development objectives, in particular as they relate to maritime and shipping. African Shipowners Association (ASA) is a not-for-profit continental platform for all shipowners and operators on
