SUMMARY REPORT 6th GLOBAL MEETING

The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) met on February 26-27, 2013, in Switzerland to establish its work programme for Phase 3 (2013–2015). The coalition aims to champion a green economy based on equity, inclusion, and ecological limits, countering a prevailing 'brown economy' landscape and narrow 'green growth' definitions. The strategy focuses on three core activities—dialogue, knowledge sharing, and collective influence—and five thematic projects targeting measurement, financial reform, sector greening, social equity, and natural capital management.

• The GEC's overarching goal for Phase 3 (2013-2015) is to engage with economic power at national and international levels, specifically targeting the G20, World Economic Forum, national governments, and business leaders.
• The coalition identifies a risk that post-Rio+20 green economy activity is being defined too narrowly as 'green growth', which focuses on investment in green sectors but often fails to address "issues of equity, inclusion or ecological limits".
• The GEC has established five thematic project areas for the 2013-2015 period: 1. Measuring What Matters, 2. Financial Sector Reform, 3. Greening Economic Sectors, 4. Investing in People, and 5. Managing Natural Systems.
• The 'Investing in People' project focuses on 'equity through a green economy', aiming to engage with the 'dark side' of the green economy, such as land grabbing and trade protectionism, while strengthening ties with the ILO and trade union movements.
• The GEC intends to influence governments not by benchmarking them, but by converting its '9 Principles for a Green Economy' and associated policies into a checklist to be used as a dialogue tool.
• The coalition identifies natural capital valuation as a central point of controversy in the green economy and plans to prioritize it through thematic dialogue, emphasizing the need to distinguish between valuation as a tool and its use in financial mechanisms.
• The GEC is transitioning its governance model to a 'network of collaborating partners' and intends to make its Steering Group more transparent, including representatives from the business and financial sectors.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2013). SUMMARY REPORT 6th GLOBAL MEETING. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-6th-strategy-meeting-SUMMARY-REPORT-Final.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. SUMMARY REPORT 6th GLOBAL MEETING. 2013. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-6th-strategy-meeting-SUMMARY-REPORT-Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalition2013summary, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{SUMMARY REPORT 6th GLOBAL MEETING}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2013}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Governance-Docs/GEC-6th-strategy-meeting-SUMMARY-REPORT-Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }