When we talk about sustainability, it is essential to move from concepts to facts. Therefore, and taking into account our responsibility, we wanted to know the ecological footprint of our events. Ihobe provides us with a very effective tool that has helped us to obtain the Erronka Garbia certificate. All this through our agreement with Ihobe - Department of Economic Development and Environment of the Basque Government included in the Donostia Sustainability Forum-Basque Green Deal initiative.

When we talk about sustainability, it is essential to move from concepts to facts. Therefore, and taking into account our responsibility, we wanted to know the ecological footprint of our events. Ihobe provides us with a very effective tool that has helped us to obtain the Erronka Garbia certificate. All this through our agreement with Ihobe - Department of Economic Development and Environment of the Basque Government included in the Donostia Sustainability Forum-Basque Green Deal initiative.

The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.

The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.

COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view.

COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view.

"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.

"Hydrogen is going to gradually carve out a place in sustainable mobility, but if batteries take off and allow longer and longer ranges, they'll be a better solution in economic terms. And there's going to be a bit of a fight between the two technologies." Iosu Ibarbia, technology manager at CAF, came to the Donostia Sustainability Forum to explain the current position of transport based on electric batteries and on hydrogen, which already accounts for a large part of the integrated transport projects on which the Gipuzkoa-based company is working.

Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.

Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.

The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.

The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.

"You can't leave forests for recreation and landscape because forests are not just a church that you visit"

"You can't leave forests for recreation and landscape because forests are not just a church that you visit"

“Giving up is not an option. A future that is already present is at stake. Either it will be sustainable or it will not”.

“Giving up is not an option. A future that is already present is at stake. Either it will be sustainable or it will not”.

We are living through complex times of great uncertainty so it is good to share our doubts and uncertainties. On this journey towards ZERO emissions and sustainability it is very important to know where we are now and where we are heading. These are points that do not need to generate too much controversy, but the problem starts when we start asking ourselves questions such as when and how to undertake this journey.

We are living through complex times of great uncertainty so it is good to share our doubts and uncertainties. On this journey towards ZERO emissions and sustainability it is very important to know where we are now and where we are heading. These are points that do not need to generate too much controversy, but the problem starts when we start asking ourselves questions such as when and how to undertake this journey.

“The circular economy has become a slogan. Sometimes one gets the impression that by speaking about the circular economy other things are left aside. Companies are told to improve their efficiency and to recycle, but these ideas are nothing new. What is really needed is a rethink of the entire economic system. Back in the 1980s people spoke about natural capitalism or factor four. That is all very well, but not much has been done since then”.

“The circular economy has become a slogan. Sometimes one gets the impression that by speaking about the circular economy other things are left aside. Companies are told to improve their efficiency and to recycle, but these ideas are nothing new. What is really needed is a rethink of the entire economic system. Back in the 1980s people spoke about natural capitalism or factor four. That is all very well, but not much has been done since then”.

Since its beginnings in 1988, ASTORE has been able to combine, in its way of being and acting, the fundamentals of the rooted industrial tradition of the Basque Country with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the market, remaining faithful to the values that have formed part of the spirit of the brand throughout all these years: quality and functionality, on the one hand, careful design and technicality on the other.

Since its beginnings in 1988, ASTORE has been able to combine, in its way of being and acting, the fundamentals of the rooted industrial tradition of the Basque Country with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the market, remaining faithful to the values that have formed part of the spirit of the brand throughout all these years: quality and functionality, on the one hand, careful design and technicality on the other.

Nerea Páramo Ormaetxe, Industrial Design and Product Development Engineer, member of the Omegabyte team and promoter of the Sharksafe Project.

Nerea Páramo Ormaetxe, Industrial Design and Product Development Engineer, member of the Omegabyte team and promoter of the Sharksafe Project.

The interview with Iñigo Doria, CEO of Blue Point (Getaria)

The interview with Iñigo Doria, CEO of Blue Point (Getaria)

Interview with Aitor Zapirain Larreta, 24 years old, graduated in teaching, but works in the primary sector with dairy cows in his care.

Interview with Aitor Zapirain Larreta, 24 years old, graduated in teaching, but works in the primary sector with dairy cows in his care.

<p> Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.</p>

Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.

<p> Elisa Sainz de Murieta, expert in climate change and researcher at the UPV/EHU and at BC3, opens the cycle of conferences organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum in 2022. In her speech, she gave a general description of the problem’s current situation and analysed how we could act from now on. Her conclusion is that, from an economic point of view, protecting the climate also has greater benefits than doing nothing.</p>

Elisa Sainz de Murieta, expert in climate change and researcher at the UPV/EHU and at BC3, opens the cycle of conferences organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum in 2022. In her speech, she gave a general description of the problem’s current situation and analysed how we could act from now on. Her conclusion is that, from an economic point of view, protecting the climate also has greater benefits than doing nothing.

<p> The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.</p>

The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.

<p> Naima El Bani Altuna, whose mother is from Bergara and father from Casablanca, is a 28-year-old native of Bilbao who never imagined herself in the Arctic. She chose geology out of curiosity, because she didn't really know what she wanted to study. She knew she wanted to do something related to the sea and that she could give something back to society.</p>

Naima El Bani Altuna, whose mother is from Bergara and father from Casablanca, is a 28-year-old native of Bilbao who never imagined herself in the Arctic. She chose geology out of curiosity, because she didn't really know what she wanted to study. She knew she wanted to do something related to the sea and that she could give something back to society.