What drives SEKEM? What history and ideas built the foundation of the Initiative and it’s approach? This illustrated video, based on an interview of the podcast “Investing in Regenerative Agriculture …
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 …
Recently, two new companies have been certified with the Economy of Love (EoL) standard: SEKEM’s textile company NatureTex and one of SEKEM’s partners, the Swedish textile brand OGLAND. OGLAND produces …
After substantial effort and preparation, SEKEM becomes the first Economy of Love certified company. Economy of Love (EoL) is a certification for products that are sustainable, ethical and transparent throughout …
The combination of words may rather sound like something out of a fairy tale than referring to concrete standards and guidelines. But for SEKEM, an Economy of Love is already …
“Organic delivers”, this year’s motto of the world’s leading trade fair for organic consumer goods was also reflected in the growing number of exhibitors: 3792 from 110 countries presented themselves …
The concept of an “Economy of Love” has been an integral part of SEKEM’s economic activities already for many years. It had been an important concern to SEKEM founder Ibrahim …
Forty years after the SEKEM Initiative was founded, on June 15, 2017, its founder Ibrahim Abouleish passed away. One year later, the SEKEM community published a vision for the next …
Last January 2018, Juan Bottero, Coordinator of the Social Initiative Forum, interviewed SEKEM Chief Relations Officer Thomas Abouleish on how SEKEM changed the cultural landscape of Egypt for over 40 …
On a sunny day, SEKEM celebrated the 2019 Spring Festival, the commemoration of the birthday of Ibrahim Abouleish, founder of SEKEM. This year SEKEM especially dedicated the annual festival to …
Did you know that there is a whole village in Egypt that contributes to banning plastic by its people’s natural handicrafts? Such an entrepreneurial action has already started many years …
Again, SEKEM and Rapunzel Naturkost are collaborating in the ongoing development program, Hand in Hand (HIH). This time, the long-standing SEKEM partner and the leading Organic Food producer in Europe …
At the beginning of July 2018, SEKEM‘s CEO Helmy Abouleish once again attended in the Economy Council which was this time related to the question “Associative Economy – How does …
Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, self-interest has been the driving force of economic activities worldwide. Wealth creation for some regions has been put to the focus, whereas the …
One of the greatest achievements of the SEKEM Initiative was the change of a law in Egypt, which made it possible to abolish the established practice of spraying chemical pesticides …
Fertile land is the fundament of Egypt’s economy. Fertile land is needed to live on and to feed the population, but also strongly affecting the economy of a country. Agriculture …
