(RE) THINK
(RE) FEEL
(RE) DO
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
24-28 September 2025 in SEKEM
Not a nice to have: Sustainable Development is not merely a “nice to have” or a directive to report on; it shapes the very backbone of our future global society. Cultivating development is humanity’s contribution to the Earth and our common future. After 40 years of its institutionalised existence, it is clear that Sustainable Development itself is in need of an upgrade and expansion: to re-think, re-feel, and re-do it.
World-Viewing, -Sensing, -Acting: There is a call to integrate inner and outer practices and actions for transformation. We need to identify the worldviews behind our attitudes and behaviours in order to provoke life-affirming actions: aligning our world-viewing, world- sensing, and world-acting.
Visioning, Researching, Prototyping, Scaling and Mainstreaming are the process steps drawn from SEKEM’s 48 years of Sustainable Development experience. These steps will guide the content and help establish concrete new common ground.
Anthroposophical approaches & beyond: For over 100 years, anthroposophical enterprises and initiatives have contributed to Sustainable Development through experimental and holistic approaches. For instance, the world’s first established organic agriculture method, known as Biodynamic Agriculture, was introduced in 1924, followed by the Demeter organic certification from 1928 onwards. Other enterprises such as SEKEM, Weleda, Eosta, Alnatura, Odin, WALA, Dr. Hauschka, Sonett, Voelkel, GLS Bank, Monte Azul, and more have followed.
September 24 until 28, 2025: At this year’s World Goetheanum Forum, we invite you to re-think, re-feel, and re-do Sustainable Development in SEKEM, UNEP’s Champion of the Earth 2024. We aim to fuse practices and cultivate the required capacities — both individual and collective — that serve all forms of life. How do you think, feel, and do Sustainable Development? How can we enable a culture of care across sectors, places, cultures, and scales? What are the next steps for it to become tangible and meaningfully adapted to respective contexts? And how can we improve collaborative and associative efforts?
Looking forward to welcoming you in SEKEM, on behalf of the preparation group,
World Goetheanum Association
Andrea Valdinoci and Katharina Hofmann
Goetheanum - Section for Agriculture
Johannes Kronenberg
SEKEM
Helmy Abouleish
in collaboration with:
Biodynamic Federation Demeter International
Maria Paz Bernaschina
Egyptian Biodynamic Association & Economy of Love
Justus Harm and Naagla Ahmed
Eosta & Robin Food Coalition
Volkert Engelsman
Heliopolis University
Ahmed Elshazly
NaturaSi
Fabio Brescacin
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
Lin Bautze
The Club of Rome
Till Kellerhof
World Ethic Forum
Luea Ritter and Linard Bardill
World Future Council
Alexandra Wandel
