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Applying an intersectional lens to urban sustainability projects

6 Feb 2023

By now, we know that sustainability and justice are inextricably linked, and that our sustainability projects must therefore take justice into consideration. But...

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Putting the Locals in Local Green Deal

27 Jan 2023

‘Leave no one behind’ is the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This...

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Three ‘need to know’ lessons when working on sustainability & justice

24 Jan 2023

Our Community Conversation series re-launched in May 2022, and has been thriving ever since. The premise is simple: once per month, anyone is welcome to host a Conversation....

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Money makes the world go ’round?

7 Nov 2022

When we asked the nine UrbanExperimenters that are part of the UrbanCommunity project what they wanted support on, the response was resounding: they wanted advice...

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Local Green Deals: an approach to move from commitment to action

27 Oct 2022

With its European Green Deal, the EU Commission has set an ambitious goal: to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The Green Deal includes economic...

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Why projects need more creative reporting processes

13 Sep 2022

How often do you think not-for-profit projects spend time on tasks that they know aren’t the best use of resources simply to meet reporting requirements?

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Making sense of systemic change

8 Sep 2022

Systemic change is like a birthday present: Everyone wants it, but no one is quite sure what’s inside. Or so the saying goes.

The concept feels just beyond comprehension....

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A social justice reality-check for sustainability

16 Aug 2022

For many, the connection between justice and sustainability takes a while to sink in. It is perhaps easier to see these as separate challenges, requiring separate...

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What Are the Core Values Behind Sustainable and Just Cities?

19 Jul 2022

We might think that the main values of those dedicated to create sustainable just cities are “sustainability” and “justice”. But it is wonderfully more complicated...

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