What is an community-Supported Farm?

Community-supported agriculture is based on shared responsibility, with members and farmers jointly responsible for production and marketing. The members pay a fixed contribution that enables the farmers to earn a fair income and cover their costs. Food is distributed directly and regularly to members, usually in the form of seasonal harvest shares. Fixed contributions offer farmers planning security and allow them to farm more sustainably and ecologically. 

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Who is the Global Ecovillage Network?

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) catalyzes communities for a regenerative world. GEN is a growing network of regenerative communities and initiatives that bridge cultures, countries, and continents.

GEN builds bridges between policy-makers, governments, NGOs, academics, entrepreneurs, activists, community networks and ecologically-minded individuals across the globe in order to develop strategies for a global transition to resilient communities and cultures.

What is an Ecovillage?

An ecovillage is an intentional, traditional or urban community that is consciously designing its pathway through locally owned, participatory processes, and aims to address the Ecovillage Principles in the 4 Areas of Regeneration (social, culture, ecology, economy into a whole systems design).

Ecovillages are living laboratories pioneering beautiful alternatives and innovative solutions. They are rural or urban settlements with vibrant social structures, vastly diverse, yet united in their actions towards low-impact, high-quality lifestyles. Read more about ecovillage definitions in our Glossary.

A Swiss association, a worldwide movement

ECOnGOOD is a global movement based on the “Economy for the Common Good” economic model. This focuses on the idea of value-oriented economic activity.

All over the world, we are committed to making the well-being of people and the environment the primary goal of economic activity. For a good life for all.

We offer professional formats, models and tools for this transformation. These are used by companies, NGOs, municipalities, educational institutions and private individuals. Our active members provide information, raise awareness or provide support in this transformation process, for example as ECOnGOOD consultants or educational speakers.

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Save food – eat leftovers

Save food – eat leftovers!
In Switzerland, 2.8 million tons of food are wasted every year. Two thirds of this is avoidable waste that would still be edible at the time of disposal and if used in good time. The RestEssBar project has set itself the goal of counteracting food waste with concrete measures. To achieve this goal, committed people join forces and run a local and independent RestEssBar in their town. Some call their project something different, but they all pursue the same goal.

Grundsätze und klare Handlungsmaximen leiten unsere Tätigkeit. Gemeinwohl, eine positive Wirkung auf Gesellschaft und Umwelt, statt Gewinnmaximierung ist unser Ziel. Trotzdem kommt die ABS nicht ohne Gewinn aus. Wir wollen aber nur so viel Ertrag erwirtschaften, wie nötig ist, um die Bank im Sinn der eigenen Ziele weiterzuentwickeln und um die langfristige Tragfähigkeit des alternativen Geschäftsmodells der ABS zu sichern. Das nennen wir Gewinnsuffizienz.

Spekulation mit dem Ziel, in kurzer Zeit einen möglichst hohen Gewinn zu erzielen, hat in der Anlagepolitik der ABS keinen Platz. Die Frage «Ist Handeln an der Börse ethisch vertretbar?» hat der Verein zur Förderung von Ethik und Nachhaltigkeit in der Geldanlage (CRIC), im Auftrag der ABS in einer Studie untersucht.

Die ABS verzichtet auch auf Eigenhandel und Investmentbanking und damit verbundenen Risiken wie auch Erträge. Unser Fokus liegt auf der Realwirtschaft und nicht auf der Finanzwirtschaft. Mit den Mitteln einer Bank wollen wir sozial-ökologische Produkte und Dienstleistungen ermöglichen.