As the festive season approaches, GreenFormation warmly wishes everyone a joyful and relaxing Christmas break! From December 20th, we will be taking a rest for two weeks to recharge and reflect on the year’s achievements. Looking ahead to the new year, we are excited to return with renewed energy and commitment to advancing our ongoing…
At the start of December, Budapest became the vibrant meeting point for the second EMCCINNO project gathering, bringing together five pilot sites from across Europe: ZK/U (Germany), Be.Time (Spain), KÖME (Hungary), JACC (Portugal), and Friche la Belle de Mai (France). Hosted by GreenFormation and Internép, the event centered on exchanging updates, refining strategies, and deepening…
EMES is a research network of university research centers and individual researchers on social enterprise. One of our running Horizon project, EMCCINNO, was featured at the 10th EMES International Research Conference, where the impact of culture and social enterprise on Europe’s climate transition was brought into focus. For three years long, EMCCINNO works to empower…
GreenFormation is proud to join the Forum for Caring Societies, a renewed international initiative dedicated to placing care and wellbeing at the heart of sustainable development. Relaunched in 2025, the Forum continues the mission of the 2022 Commission on Care-centred Transition, which first explored how care can serve as the foundation for more just and…
On 21–22 October 2025, Co-Bio partners gathered for the project’s final in-person meeting, hosted by GreenFormation in Budapest. As the project approaches its end, this meeting offered a crucial moment to reflect, consolidate key learnings, and discuss the finalisation of Co-Bio’s two main outputs: the teaching methodology and the co-creation guide. Partners presented updates on…
GreenFormation, as part of the EU-funded DAISY project recently organised the validation workshop for the Budapest degrowth donut (BDD) Learning History. The event brought together key contributors from Corvinus University of Budapest, the Budapest Municipality, and Budapest Public Transport Company to review and refine the Learning History documenting Budapest’s degrowth journey. During the two-hour, in-person…
On October 17th, a local democracy workshop at one of Budapest’s community houses celebrates the growing role of participatory tools and democratic innovation in Hungary. Our colleague, György Pataki, represents GreenFormation during the first session dedicated to participatory knowledge production and decision-making, sharing valuable insights on how research driven by stakeholders can foster meaningful change…
Our artistic partner in the EMCCINNO project, the Association of Cultural Heritage Managers (KÖME), is developing an experimental site called INTERNÉP in Budapest, in collaboration with the artist co-op Pneuma Szöv. The Budapest pilot serves as a vibrant example of how art and community collaboration can spark sustainable change by mapping and shaping the ecosystem…
At the end of September, the Budapest Public Transport Company hosted an engaging lecture delving into innovative sustainability strategies for urban mobility. The event was led by presenters from Corvinus University and GreenFormation. With 60 mostly online enthusiastic participants from across the company, the atmosphere was lively and collaborative as new perspectives sparked discussion and…
GreenFormation is part of the EMCCINNO Horizon-funded project, which is a European initiative supporting cultural and creative organisations in their transition towards ecological and social sustainability. EMCCINNO is now opening a new communication channel: the EMCCINNO Newsalert and its dedicated Newsblog. The Newsalert is a minimalist, bullet-pointed email update that keeps readers informed about the latest activities, pilots, and…