United Kingdom - Green Economics Institute

Administrative Data and Contacts 
AbbreviationGEI 

Country (Headquarters)

UK (Reading)
Address

6 Strachey Close 

Tidmarsh - Reading RG8 8EP - United Kingdom 

Tel: +44 7990 590463

Websitewww.greeneconomics.org.uk
Emailgreeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com 
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/#!/GreenEconomists
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/greeneconomics
Contact Person 

Board of Directors: 

Miriam KENNET

Email: greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com  

Volker HEINEMANN

Email: volker.heinemann@greeneconomicsinstitute.eu

Year of Establishment 2003
Legal Status The institute is a not-for-profit company with associated registered charity status. 
Size (Employees/Volunteers) Core team of about 20 people and 1,000 professionals on whose work it can draw for specialist inputs into bids and projects. 
Structure 

- Board of Directors: Miriam Kennet and Volker Heinemann 

- International Advisory Board 

- Specialist Advisory Boards on selected topics, projects 

Budget/Funding GEI has an annual budget of around 100,000 €. Its funding derives from projects, conferences, publications, donations and membership contributions. 
Relation to the Green Party The Institute is independent and is not directly affiliated with any Green party or any other party. It is part of the wider Green/progressive movement. Members of a number of European Green parties and other Green parties worldwide are on Advisory Committees of the Institute. 
Member of the Green European Foundation (GEF)  Yes (Miriam Kennet)  
Member of the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP)  Yes
Topics & Activities 
Focal Points Reform of economics as an academic discipline and of its practical political implications. Widening of the scope of economics to include social and environmental justice among other issues. 
Topics 

  • All aspects of economic theory and policy 
  • Sustainability 
  • Development and co-operation 
  • Education and training 
  • Government advice and think tank support 
  • International co-operation 
  • Povery prevention
  • Further climate change prevention
  • Women and equal pay and opportunities and access to economics for all 
  • Inclusion and access for everyone and preventing prejudice 
  • Preventing further biodiversity loss
  • Green IT 
  • Green Procurement 
  • Making economics work for everyone and everything on the planet

Main Activities

  • A range of books, readers, handbooks, briefings, journals, conference proceedings with several different publishers from business, government, academia and campaigning;
  • Lectures and consulting on Green economy and realistic changes in the real economy for governments and other organisations 
  • Research for governments around the world 
  • Qualifications, trainings, academic courses at all levels
  • Delegations to the COP Kyoto Process
  • Campaigns for greener business practices, social justice, climate change and gender equality
  • Regular academic conferences at Oxford University and lectures at various universities around the world
  • Green interns’ college

Does the Foundation Run EU-Funded Projects? The Institute currently runs EU-funded projects and participates regularly and leads a number of bids for such projects. 
Future Co-operation 
Potential Themes/Projects for Future Co-operation EU projects in the fields in which the Institute is active. 
Source of Information 
Questionnare completed by Green Economics Institute, Volker Heinemann; GEI website 

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