ACCTING: Advancing behavioural change through an inclusive Green Deal
Short description
ACCTING examines gendered and intersectional inequalities on individual level, group level and societal level in the context of the EU sustainability agenda and Green Deal. It mobilises research experimentation and innovation in 34 countries to advance a gender equal, inclusive and socially just European Green Deal. It specifically focuses on inequalities produced and reproduced in the context of Green Deal policy and interventions. It is based on interdisciplinary conceptual and methodological framework, inspired by strategic policy design-thinking. It collects new data on Green Deal policy interventions at individual, community, organisational and societal levels.
ACCTING relies on a 13 European partner consortium and some hundred researchers. It is funded under the EU Horizon 2020 call Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: Research and innovation in support of the European Green Deal, with approximately 54 million SEK (4 996 441 euro).
Project Outputs and Activities 2024
Webinar 12 December: Engaging vulnerable groups in building resilient futures
The discussion will focus on the importance of involving vulnerable populations in the framing and design of policies and activities to build resilience. It will provide practical insights on how to involve these stakeholders while considering intersectionality and gender+ equality, ultimately contributing to the development of resilient societies.
Webinar 1 October: Inclusive Criteria in NGO Funding
This webinar aims to explore the current landscape of inclusivity in research funding and identify strategies for addressing the needs of vulnerable groups to increase the likelihood of securing funding. Our expert speakers, Dr. Sotiris Petropoulos (from the University of the Peloponnese) and Prof. Andrei Holman (from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Lași) will examine various aspects of inclusive criteria in research funding, discuss challenges, and share practical solutions to promote fairness and diversity in grant applications.
Six recommendations for policymakers, employers and civil society organisations
ACCTING has produced a set of six factsheets to support policymakers, employers, and civil society organisations in understanding the effects of Green Deal policies on vulnerable groups, and to suggest practical recommendations to mitigate these effects. Through these factsheets, ACCTING aims to empower policymakers and other stakeholders to anticipate the potential negative impacts of policies on vulnerable groups in order to avoid increases in inequalities.
- Promoting access to healthy and environmentally friendly food for the marginalised and vulnerable.
- Valuing indigenous and local knowledge in disaster management and nature protection.
- Local is beautiful - Gender+ inclusive agricultural policies and civil society practices for and with small farmers.
- Inspiration for corporate social responsibility policies: To contribute to the Green Deal and become more inclusive.
- Empowering employees to help mitigate Climate Change: A business-employees alliance promoting behavioural change towards achieving Green Deal goals.
- Inclusive civil society for an inclusive Green Deal - Towards a civil society with greater social impact, in solidarity with vulnerable groups.
Funding of ten innovative pilot project
The ten innovative pilot projects funded by ACCTING aim to reduce or prevent inequalities and negative impacts on poorer, marginalised and vulnerable groups, to ensure a Green Deal where no one is left behind. Another goal is to highlight the potential impact and replicability of smaller-scale solutions driven by local or national civil society organisations based in Europe. Out of 135 eligible applications, ACCTING selected ten pilot projects addressing vulnerabilities in the areas of the European Green Deal: Energy, Mobility, Food, Disaster Management, and Biodiversity.
The pilot projects will have a duration of up to 12 months. More information on the projects and the organisations leading them is available on the ACCTING project website.