Four big themes really matter to our world: 1. Necessary transitions to secure our survival on the planet. 2. Decreasing confidence in political will/ability to do what is necessary. 3. Structural undermining of the working class through continuous technological development and its uncritical acceptance …

Our world is made up of so much technology, all around us, that we are barely aware of it. Technology accommodates our existence, as nature did for our prehistoric ancestors and still does for (most) other organisms. In this series of 3, I examine the tension between technology and nature as the host …

Inclusive labour contributes to the individual human need to realize a meaningful socially integrated existence. However, we are quite lost on what that could/should look like, if it is to be sustainable for both us and our planet! As impossible as it may be, the formulation of needs on a global level, …

“One Planet. One Health”: het is de purpose van Danone, één van de grootste voedingsmiddelbedrijven ter wereld, om te zorgen voor meer gezonde en duurzame eet- en drinkgewoonten. Naast Danone zijn er vele merken die een maatschappelijke ambitie nastreven èn daarover communiceren naar hun stakeholders. …

In Nederland zijn 16.000 melkveebedrijven met gemiddeld 105 melkkoeien per bedrijf. In het melkveehouderij systeem in Nederland is weidegang een grote drijfveer, 83% van de Nederlandse bedrijven weidt haar koeien. Een belangrijke motivatie voor melkveehouders om te weiden is het extra melkgeld wat ze …

De laatste jaren zijn er een heel aantal nieuwe marktconcepten geïntroduceerd in de Nederlandse melkveehouderij die de diversiteit tussen melkveebedrijven vergroot. Waar in het verleden hoofdzakelijk verschil werd gemaakt in de gehalten in de melk, is tegenwoordig dat niet meer voldoende. Duurzaamheid …

This open access book states that the endemic societal faultlines of our times are deeply intertwined and that they confront us with challenges affecting the security and sustainability of our societies. It states that new ways of inhabiting and cultivating our planet are needed to keep it healthy for …

We won 't get a healthier planet with lifestyle programmes and new technologies if we don 't understand the psychological mechanisms behind overconsumption. Today there is food and Netflix, tomorrow is uncertain. Politicians let companies invest in smart technology, smart houses, robotics, AI, so that …

Democracy is still organized according to an ancient model. Democracy has become a tradition where populists feel at home. Real politicians (game changers) must also dress up as puppets, so that they too can enter the populist political puppet show with one-liners and clinchers during election time. Technology …

We humans have characteristics of both prey and predators. As mammals, great apes are also roughly in the middle of the food chain, although technology (fire, leverage and language) has enabled us to manoeuvre ourselves upwards on our own. Digital (mass) communication technology helps us to strengthen …