ECODES
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ECODES ( ) is an independent non-profit organization that works towards sustainable and environmentally friendly development, founded on 10 March 1992. The organization's main areas of focus are social responsibility, climate change resulting from global warming, water management, reducing consumption and development cooperation. Besides their various projects they publish an online magazine, esPosible.
ECODES ( ) is an independent non-profit organization that works towards sustainable and environmentally friendly development, founded on 10 March 1992. The organization's main areas of focus are social responsibility, climate change resulting from global warming, water management, reducing consumption and development cooperation. Besides their various projects they publish an online magazine, esPosible. ==Areas of work== ECODES analyzes the causes and consequences of major socio-environmental challenges and prescribes solutions. Geographically they are active in Spain and Latin America. In the Northern Hemisphere they concentrate their work on transforming existing economic and social structures and in the Southern Hemisphere, especially Latin America, they offer expertise and assistance in technical matters and funding. Areas of work, often overlapping, are amongst others: Water: sustainable use of water resources; spearheaded the creation and management of "Alianza por el Agua". Corporate social responsibility: this includes analyzing companies social responsibility record and initiate campaigns against Corruption Climate change: campaigns of alert about global warming Responsible Consumption: denouncing the waste caused by a productivist economy, promoting Fair trade and responsible consumption International development cooperation: Since 1994 ECODES has been active in the field of development cooperation. They fund projects for demonstration purposes, offer expertise and technical knowledge and assists their overseas partners in matters of funding. (Also see Development Cooperation chapter below.) ==References== ==External links== Ecología y Desarrollo, official site esPossible, online publication ceroC02, initiative to calculate and offset carbon emissions Alianza por el Agua, alliance founded and run by ECODES Piensa en clima, consumer information project spearheaded by ECODES
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