Nachhaltigkeitsindizes werden von mehreren Organisationen berechnet, um den anthropogenen Einfluss auf das Ökosystem zu evaluieren. Dieser Beitrag stellt das Konzept des Ecological Footprint (EF), des ökologischen Fußabdrucks, vor.

Indicators for sustainable development, such as: Dow Jones sustainability group indices, life cycle index, ecological footprint, sustainability cities index, Well-Being Index, are acknowledged evaluation instruments in the international development policy. They are used to evaluate...

<p>This paper discusses the so-called commercial approach to microfinance under economic and ethical aspects. It first shows how microfinance has developed from a purely welfare-oriented activity to a commercially relevant line of banking business. The background of this stunning success is the...</p>