DigitAl, technologIcal and Social innovation mixes enabling transformation for biodiversity and equitY – will advance understanding of how specific mixes of interventions including social-technological innovations can be used to induce transformation for biodiversity and equity.

Walking Budapest’s Degrowth Doughnut with health professionals

Today international group of health professionals in Budapest explore how climate, public health and urban policy can be thought together through the lens of the Budapest Degrowth Doughnut. Building on our collaboration with Corvinus University of Budapest, the session offers a participatory introduction to the doughnut framework and its health related implications for a just…

From growth to care: ecological economics and the care economy in Budapest

Ecological economists from across Hungary gathered at Corvinus University of Budapest on 27 April for an inspiring afternoon workshop and Tim Jackson’s public lecture on his latest book, The Care Economy. The event was organised by the Research Center for Ecological Economics at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS), Corvinus University of Budapest, which hosted both the…

Budapest Degrowth Doughnut in action: city actors co‑design transformative pathways

Mid April, a DAISY workshop was held in Budapest to discuss how to move the Budapest Degrowth Doughnut (BDD) from an inspiring concept toward a more operational pathway for urban governance. The core group of the BDD DAISY seed innovation includes representatives of the Budapest Municipality, Corvinus University of Budapest, and the Budapest Public Transport…

Students from Dublin explore Budapest’s Degrowth Doughnut in practice

On Thursday 19 March, a group of Planning and Environmental Management students from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) joined GreenFormation for a short afternoon walk in Budapest to explore how degrowth donut related ideas are taking shape in the city’s neighbourhoods. The visit built on our collaboration within the Horizon Europe DAISY project, which focuses…

Collective reflection marks Budapest’s degrowth donut journey

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…

Budapest Degrowth Donut: inspiring public transport towards sustainability

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…

Budapest Degrowth Donut takes stage at Oslo’s ISEE-Degrowth 2025 Conference

The ISEE-Degrowth 2025 Conference, being held from June 24–27 at the University of Oslo, is a landmark event uniting the 18th International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) Conference and the 11th International Degrowth Conference. With the theme “Building Socially Just Postgrowth Futures – Linking Theory and Action,” this gathering brings together scholars, policymakers, activists, and…

DAISY project kicks off aiming for turning seeds of societal transformation into action

Do you ever wonder why we fail to take sufficient action against biodiversity loss and inequity, even when they threaten the very foundations of our society? Perhaps we lack the right tools. The recently launched DAISY project (DigitAl, technologIcal and Social innovation mixes enabling transformation for biodiversity and equitY) aims to fill this gap. It…