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What does “sustainability” really mean?

Reflections on an overused concept, the aspirations of which are controversial even in academia. A change of paradigm is needed.

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Die Schweiz und die SDGs – Ein Beitrag zu Spillovereffekten und globaler Nachhaltigkeit – Foraus

Plaidoyer pour une éducation à la « condition terrestre »

Schweiz belastet andere Länder am stärksten

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The Post 2015 Development Goals: Solving the Puzzle

En transition : de la dépendance au pétrole à la résilience locale

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Le libre-échange remis en cause : 10 questions impertinentes et 10 réponses pertinentes / Willy Cretegny ; avec la collab. de Laurent Hutinet... [et al.]

Was Entwicklung bedeutet / Hans Dembowski ... [et al.]

Tumulte postcorona : les crises, en sortir et bifurquer / Anne-Catherine Menétrey-Savary, Raphaël Mahaim, Luc Recordon [dir.] ; avec les contrib. de Raphaël Arlettaz... [et al.]

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What does “sustainability” really mean?

Reflections on an overused concept, the aspirations of which are controversial even in academia. A change of paradigm is needed.

Article as analysis

Mercosur: fragmented impact assessments

After the conclusion of negotiations on the free trade agreement with Mercosur countries, the State Secretariat for the Economy commissioned an impact assessment regarding selected environmental issues. Social affairs and human rights were left out.

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Global tax competition is no sustainable strategy

Fighting illicit financial flows and mobilising resources, especially in developing countries, are crucial to the global funding of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Federal Council’s Sustainable Development Strategy draft ignores this.

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