Announced in the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report of the Commission, the sustainable and inclusive wellbeing initiative recognizes the usefulness of GDP but also the need for complimentary indicators to fully capture all aspects of the quality of life, inclusiveness, and sustainability. One of...

The key drivers of wellbeing are not solely economic factors. Other factors, such as social relationships, environmental conditions, and access to social and healthcare systems, also play a significant role. Wellbeing in the EU has increased over the past decade, but it varies across Member...

Four years ago, as announced in the inaugural speech of President Von der Leyen before the European Parliament on 27 November 2019, the European Commission positioned sustainable development together with the digital agenda as the twin core elements of Europe's overall strategy for the present...

Four years ago, as announced in the inaugural speech of President Von der Leyen before the European Parliament on 27 November 2019, the European Commission positioned sustainable development together with the digital agenda as the twin core elements of Europe's overall strategy for the present...

The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) Community offers countless possibilities for peer learning and exchange on key opportunities and challenges in local energy and climate action planning. Since the start of the CoM initiative, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) has not...

The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) Community offers countless possibilities for peer learning and exchange on key opportunities and challenges in local energy and climate action planning. Since the start of the CoM initiative, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) has not...

The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design, supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction and its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess...

The Development of the Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for Paints, Varnishes and Road Markings is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that paints, varnishes and road markings are procured in such a way that it delivers environmental improvements that contribute to European...

Several countries in the world are currently engaged in an energy transition entailing a massive shift to renewable energies and a progressive increase in the efficiency of processes whereby energy inputs are used by economies. Researchers and policy makers working in this area rightly describe...

EnRoute stands for Enhancing Resilience of urban ecosystems through green infrastructure. EnRoute is a project of the European Commission in the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy and the Green Infrastructure Strategy. EnRoute provides scientific knowledge of how urban ecosystems can...