Katharina Beck has been elected President of oikos International for 2008. Unanimously the oikos Local Chapter Presidents elected her at the Legislative Meeting on 8 July. Katharina is a member of the oikos Cologne since March 2006. In Cologne she organised and moderated evening lectures on sustainability issues. Having finished her studies of Regional Sciences of Latin America in October this yea ... 

Limits to growth - growing beyond limits? on 18-19 October will focus on growth and sustainability. Growth is still the dominating principle in today's global economy. At the same time, limits to a continuation on this path are increasingly obvious while billions of people face shortages in meeting basic needs. Is there a growth imperative? Why, Where, what and how do we want to grow? The oikos co ...