IEEP is proud to welcome BC3, the Green Tank, and IISD to the network of European sustainability think tanks.
Think Sustainable Europe was created to provide policymakers across the continent with sound, science-based analysis and recommendations, by combining insights and experiences from various countries and areas of expertise.
Launched in 2019, the network also serves as the idea generator behind Think2030, a nonpartisan, multi-stakeholder platform of policy experts from civil society, international NGOs, and the private sector.
The three newcomers join the founding members: the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), the Ecologic Institute, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability.
In the year since it’s been active, the network has already held several high-level meetings at EU institutions, provided recommendations and analysis of major policy files and proposed the creation of an independent, green recovery scrutiny board to ensure a sustainable transition from the COVID-19 pandemic. In November, the network organised the second Think2030 conference, hosted by the Ecologic Institute online.
About the new members
Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) Leioa, Spain
BC3 is a research centre on the causes and consequences of climate change that produces multidisciplinary knowledge to support decision-making towards sustainable development at the international level.
“Think Sustainable Europe represents a coalition of leading institutes across Europe that can collectively offer a space for discovering transdisciplinary and more coherent solutions for the environmental and socio-economic challenges and for the promotion of transformative changes that the EU and its Member States are facing,” said María José Sanz Sánchez, the Scientific Director at BC3.
The Green Tank Athens, Greece
The Green Tank is an independent non-profit think tank developing policy solutions for a sustainable future.
“We strongly believe in forging interactions and promoting collaboration, in developing well-documented positions and in strengthening the public discourse. With such an approach and a fresh perspective on Greece, we can contribute to the exchange of ideas within the Think Sustainable Europe network and support the promotion of evidence-based transformative solutions for a sustainable Europe,” said Ioli Christopoulou, The Green Tank’s Policy Director and Founding Partner.
The European office of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Geneva, Switzerland
IISD is an award-winning independent think tank working to fulfil a bold commitment: to create a world where people and the planet thrive.
“Think Sustainable Europe allows partners to share high-quality evidence-based research and knowledge that will lead to creative and bold solutions for Europe and help transition to more sustainable and equitable economies,” said Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Executive Director of IISD Europe.
For more information on Think Sustainable Europe, please contact Mattia Bonfanti (mbonfanti@ieep.eu)