In the intricate maze of urban planning, progressive policymakers are bringing the gender topic to the forefront, understanding the different mobility needs, redesigning public spaces and bolstering women’s representation on streets. From enhancing safety perceptions to combating violence against women and building new care facilities to take off some care load from women’s shoulders – […]
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Reducing undifferentiated waste upstream: this is the real challenge of our ‘Zero Waste’ philosophy and strategy, and this is what we have managed to do in the Tuscan municipality of Capannori thanks to the great involvement of citizens. If, in the early 2000s, separating waste well with separate waste collection was the gold standard for […]
Progressive leaders believe in their capacity to instigate positive change in people’s lives. They understand that taking the initial steps and pioneering new paths is often met with initial resistance but, ultimately, garners recognition and appreciation from the community. Embracing sustainable mobility, with a particular focus on promoting bicycle use, stands as a progressive endeavour […]
In 2020, Leuven was honoured with the title of Europe’s ‘Innovation Capital’ by the European Commission. This recognition was awarded for Leuven’s creative and organised ways of involving residents in making decisions for the city. One notable example of this is the city’s ambitious efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become climate-neutral by 2030, […]
One year from now, European politics will be on the home straight to the elections for the European Parliament. Much of the time between now and then will be spent building election programmes and strategies. For the Socialist family, it is obvious to build all these around social questions. In principle, this should be easy, […]
The analysis of the future of work is sandwiched between two megatrends. On the one hand, there is the renewed hyper-globalisation in the services sector, reinforced by progress in digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and on the other hand, there is a relocation of production and services linked to the imperative of the green transformation. Two […]
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