The 2nd EMCCINNO gathering in Budapest: advancing progress and strengthening ties across five European hubs

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…

Culture, climate transition and social enterprise take the floor at EMES

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…

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…

EMCCINNO launches its Newsalert and Newsblog

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…

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…

Decarbonise! interactively

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and curious about how we can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050? If so, try our Decarbonise! game either online or in person. Decarbonise! is a decision-making simulation board game where teams must consider a variety of social, economic, and environmental factors to reach the goal of carbon neutrality…