Helmy Abouleish becomes a member of the Club of Rome
Helmy Abouleish, the CEO of the SEKEM Initiative, has been asked to join the Club of Rome as a full member. “Joining the Club of Rome means a high recognition …
We present: The Carbon Footprint Center of Heliopolis University
The Carbon Footprint Center (CFC) is one of the Research and Development Centers under the Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, led by Thoraya Seada. It provides carbon footprint assessments for …
Read the Blog: “Producers Market” interviews Max Abouleish about Regenerative Agriculture
“Producers Market” is an online platform that directly connects farmers and producers with the customer and partners with SEKEM. Transparency and trust from soil to sale is their main principle. …
SEKEM Day 2023: Organic Agriculture as Climate Saver – 17th of June in Germany
Climate protection: YES, it’s possible — in Stuttgart as well as in Egypt! The climate crisis affects us all and we are all wondering how we can reduce our CO2 …
Wheat from the Desert
In May 2023 SEKEM collected the first harvest of wheat at the SEKEM Wahat Farm. The experiment of growing wheat on a total area of 50 feddan (21 ha) brought very …
SEKEM Annual Report 2022 is now available online!
In 2022, the SEKEM focus topics were “Active Mitigation of Climate Change” and “Rich and Resilient Biodiversity”. According to these main goals and in cooperation with Economy of Love, SEKEM …
Cooperation with the „Akademie für Nachhaltigkeit“
The “Akademie für Nachhaltigkeit” based in Austria offers holistic training for managers, entrepreneurs, decision-makers and everyone from all over the world who is willing to deal with the diverse topics …
Economy of Love Project Enters the Third Phase
For over 40 years SEKEM has been working with small scale farmers in Egypt promoting regenerative agriculture methods. For the past few years SEKEM together with DEMETER Egypt (also known …
Greening the Desert Project: What’s New?
New exciting things are happening every day at our SEKEM Wahat farm. In this article we collected just several highlights of the projects that are going on there at the …
Obituary Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yousri Hashem (7.3.1954 Port Said – 9.3.2023 Cairo)
The SEKEM community and Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Yousry Hashem. We share a longstanding history together and he will always stay close …
Together for a Forest in the Desert
Greening the Desert is not an empty advertising slogan in SEKEM-Wahat, located over 350 km southwest of Cairo, but a daily lived reality. The local community works in the scorching …
SAVE THE PLANET, PROTECT THE FUTURE. NO EXCUSES FOR INACTION. EIGHT POLICY MEASURES THAT GOVERNMENTS SHOULD TAKE.
Joint message of World Future Council members and Right Livelihood Laureates to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) “Planet Earth is facing existential threats from human impact on the …
Economy of Love: Rethinking Agriculture for Future
Imagine agriculture of the future that helps in mitigation of climate change, promotes fairness and well-being of farmers and fosters affordable sustainable and healthy food. To make this dream …
Webinar Invitetion | Future of ESG Finance, Banking and Investment – with leading pioneers
About this event Sneak peek webinar into our Solutions Events in Egypt around COP27! Learn the latest innovations in ESG Finance, Banking and Investment with leading pioneers: Marilou van Golstein …
Angela Hofmann: Saving the Bees Project
Angela Hofmann: Saving the Bees Project In 2007 Angela Hofmann under SEKEM Initiative and alongside SVG8 launched her first beekeeping project focused on protection and spread of honey bees …
World Future Forum: “Shared Humanity – The Future We Want”
The World Future Council (WFC) convened for its 15th Annual General Meeting at Pontresina, Switzerland, on 28-29 August 2022, where delegates from 24 countries debated and agreed how to initiate …
Vortragsreihe mit Greenpeace zum Thema Klimaschutz
Es gibt Lösungen! Wir können JETZT etliches tun, damit unsere Erde auch in Zukunft noch lebenswert ist! Trotz Fridays for Future und unzähliger Klima-Demonstrationen: Die CO2-Emissionen haben weltweit zugenommen. Und …
Year of Biodiversity
Contribution to rich and resilient biodiversity in Egypt is the main focus of SEKEM activities in the year 2022. Knowing that land change is the leading reason for biodiversity loss, …
New SEKEM Book in German: SEKEM Inspirationen – Impulse für einen zukunftsfähigen Wandel”
We are very proud that our new book “SEKEM Inspirationen – Impulse für einen zukunftsfähigen Wandel” is now available! For the moment the book is only available in German, but …
Social Initiative Forum for Youth Leaders: 20 to 28 July
The Social Initiative Forum in Egypt (SIF.eg) and Centre of the Education for Sustainable Development (CESD) of Heliopolis University (HU) happily invites young participants from Egypt and the rest of …