How to tackle homelessness? Homelessness in Europe - a hidden figure. Six steps that can help us to tackle the problem.

Kamel is one of the beneficiaries of the "400Rooftops" campaign, which aims to find stable houses for 400 homeless people by 2020.

The government of the Brussels Capital Region and seven non-governmental organizations (NGO) are part of a international project promoting housing as a first tool for social reintegration.

"I have the allowance of the CPAS, the rent is 610 euros, plus the charges for the energy. Calculate, there is 700 euros per month. I thought: "Kamel is expensive". But as I lived in the street, I said, "Kamel, that's it or to go back to the street." In the morning, I get up and if I have to go to eat in a social canteen or to look for places where I can eat for free, I move and I go there", he explains.

Rising housing costs are a growing problem in Europe. According to a 2019 report about housing insecurity presented by FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless), in Brussels, on the 22nd march, the so called overburden is one of the major challenges.

EU to pursue ambitious sustainable development provisions in TTIP

EU to pursue the most ambitious sustainable development, labour and environment provisions in TTIP

The European Commission published its proposal for a chapter on trade and sustainable development, including labour and the environment, in the ongoing EU-US trade talks.

The proposed chapter on sustainable development in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) offers the most ambitious provisions ever put forward on these issues to any trading partner. This approach follows the new EU trade strategy, ‘Trade for all‘, which aims at more responsible trade policies both at home and globally.

Earth Summit at Columbia University Faculty House in New York City

The 2nd Columbia University Earth Summit, Driving Collaborative Solutions, will bring business and social leaders together with academics and students to foster the new leadership required by today’s complex world.

Ancient Civilizations and Sustainability

In the journal Fish and Fisheries, a team of marine scientists reconstructed fisheries yields over seven centuries of human habitation in Hawaii and the Florida Keys, the largest coral reef ecosystems in the United States, and evaluated the management strategies associated with periods of sustainability. The results surprised them.

"Before European contact, Native Hawaiians were catching fish at rates that far exceed what reefs currently provide society," said John "Jack" N.Kittinger, co-author and an early career fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.

Equality, sustainable communities focus of UWO Social Justice Week 2012

It is an idea the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh daily reinforces: Being "green" is only one dimension of being "sustainable."

For Julian Agyeman the notion of being sustainable in multiple, intersecting and interdependent ways - strongly connecting environmental sustainability

Leadership for Sustainability: 5th EuroCharity Yearbook Update

The forthcoming EuroCharity Yearbook on "Leadership for Sustainability" is rapidly gaining momentum. The 5th EuroCharity Yearbook is a highly-respected, international multi-stakeholder album with a global audience of key stakeholders and distribution in over 50 countries. This timely, English-language Yearbook will be published in June this year, just in time for the Rio+20 Summit.

EuroCharity is expecting a total of 40 guest authors (leading CEOs, top policy makers and world-renown experts) and 25 participating corporations (sustainability leaders in their line(s) of business) from around the world to confirm their space in the new EuroCharity Yearbook.

Young African scientists will lead sustainable environment development

Retired scientist Brad Brown belongs to the NAACP, a Florida, US-based civil rights organisation for ethnic minorities in the United States. The South Florida Times reports that Brown now consults to SA based Project ACCESS - a company providing specialist services to various projects in Africa.

Institute Offers Certificate in Sustainable-ag Systems

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The Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington, the first school in the country to offer an MBA in sustainable business, announced three new certificate programs designed for working executives seeking to develop skills in the areas of three emerging markets: Sustainable Built Environment, Sustainable Food and Agriculture, and Sustainable Energy Solutions.

2nd Annual North Carolina Conference on Sustainable Viticulture

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On Wednesday, February 22, 2012, the Sustainable Appalachian Viticulture Institute and Jewel of the Blue Ridge Vineyard, in conjunction with Warren Wilson College in Asheville N.C., will host the 2nd Annual North Carolina Conference on Sustainable Viticulture.

Cherry Hill Area Tea Party Presents "Sustainability: Can You Afford Its Price Tag?"

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Cherry Hill Area Tea Party (CHATP) to host January presentation on Sustainable Development and how it affects the future of all citizens, communities and businesses in America.

Sustainable Cities: There’s an App for That

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Sustainable urban development is a new way of thinking for American cities. Technology is emerging to help planners, architects and residents make the transition — and address the converging pressures of rapid growth and decaying infrastructure. The question isn’t whether to use technology to make cities more sustainable, it’s how best to use it. Three experts on sustainably built cities discuss the answers with Denis Du Bois.

This program was first aired in September, 2011.

Socially responsible investor brings company to Asheville

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For Peter Krull, making money for his clients isn’t separate from making a difference in the world.

As the head of Krull & Co., he brings his longtime expertise in the financial market to socially responsible investing, which he sees as a perfect fit for Asheville.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Krull had been living on a small coastal island near Savannah, Ga., with his wife, Melissa Booth,

Foundation Celebrates International Investment Fund Office Opening in The Woodlands on December 9, 2011

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The President and Trustees of the Natural Solutions Foundation, the world's largest Health and Food Freedom organization, invite The Woodlands community to join them in an invitation-only inaugural double celebration of the Foundation's new Woodlands office and its innovative, socially responsible Investment Fund.

Bloomberg.com launches section covering sustainability

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Bloomberg.com has launched a new “Sustainability” section to cover the topic for business executives. A post on the Bloomberg Blog defined sustainability for business as “a long-term strategy to gain a competitive advantage in innovation, efficiency, reputation and, ultimately, performance.”

Sustainability Science: How to Create a New Research Field

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If the world needs a new field of science, can you simply create one from scratch? That's the question of a group of researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The scientists recently chronicled the twenty-five year journey of sustainability science, a newly coined field with the goal of advancing society without destroying our planet. So how close did they come to creating a new discipline?

Socially responsible investments a safe haven in stormy economy

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If the stock market were a roller coaster, you can bet the line to ride would be as short as the prospective riders are thrill-seeking.

Amidst a seemingly omnipresent specter of a double-dip recession in the U.S., recent world market jitters have thrown into

New Green Media Company Takes Root in Midwestern and Southern U.S.

The midwestern and southern U.S. are regions with a rapidly growing interest in all things green and sustainable, and new green jobs have been created with Sustainable Community Media opening offices in Louisville, Ky., and at Serenbe, in Chattahoochee Hills, Ga.

The midwestern and southern U.S. are regions with a rapidly growing interest in all things green and sustainable, and new green jobs have been created with Sustainable Community Media opening offices in Louisville, Ky., and at Serenbe, in Chattahoochee Hills, Ga.

Low Emission Sustainable Development

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In late 2010, the U.S. Government launched a program to help countries develop in a way that ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions growth and mitigates the harmful effects of climate change.

"Much more than just a climate change or energy program, the Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies [EC-LEDS] program takes an economy-wide approach," said Kit Batten, United States Agency for International Development Global Climate Change Coordinator. "It's really about sustainable economic growth," she said.

Mission Petitions US Regulator for RFS2 Approval of its g-Palm Biodiesel

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Mission NewEnergy Limited MNEL +1.50% (asx:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, has announced the in-house development of an improved palm oil supply chain process called "Mission g-Palm" that maximizes green house gas savings when producing g-Palm Biodiesel. Mission has petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval to sell the enhanced g-Palm oil based biodiesel into the USA. Whilst the EPA continues to study and consider generic palm oil for approval, Mission has proceeded with this petition since the "Mission g-Palm" process yields better GHG emissions results.

The use of Mission's g-Palm biodiesel has already been welcomed in major European markets after demonstrating to regulatory authorities that it meets EU sustainability requirements.

Their View: The interaction between sustainability and defense

Is climate change a significant threat to our future, and already harming us? Or a scientific theory not yet supported by real evidence?

The Army and Navy say it's real; and they're working hard to minimize the harm it's doing to our national defense.
"We're not dealing with projections, we're dealing with data," Admiral David Titley, director of the Navy's Climate Change Task Force, told a conference in August. Army sustainability guru William Goran described "compelling data over the past 30 years" during his visit to Las Cruces last month.