The 17 posters depicting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN, are now available at www.choraconnection.dk. The posters are developed in cooperation with Danish designers and measures 70x100 cm. It is possible to purchase an entire set of posters for 20.000 DKK (excl. VAT) and a framed set of posters for 40.000 DKK (excl. VAT) – which also includes an extra poster of the designers as well as a poster with all the designs on it.

Chora Connection was at Folkemødet 2017 on Bornholm presenting initiatives to spotlight the 17 SDGs and how to make Danish society more sustainable and resilient.

Round two of S.E.E.S has just finished. 16 new refugees received their certificates at a ceremony held at Avnstrup Asylum Center.

Chora Connection and RCE-Denmark have collaborated to produce a guide to Danish higher educations that engage with sustainability.

The second entry in the Fifth Quadrant event series was all about sustainable communities. With the subtitle of ‘tales from the field’, the event explored how we can learn to live more sustainably.

New book collects the newest knowledge about sustainable architecture and wood construction. The book is not meant solely for architects, engineers and the wood and construction businesses, but is also for regular people with an interest in wood construction.

David Goehring is leaving Chora Connection per. 1/6 his work as a project manager at Chora Connection after 2.5 years of project employment

The first entry in the event series, “The Fifth Quadrant”, put the spotlight on sustainable lifestyle and how to find the courage to reorganize your life in a more sustainable direction. View photos from the day, below.

A workshop on the future of sustainable farming, with the purpose of exploring viable solutions to increasing the fertility of Danish soil.

April 4th 2017: Chora Connecton and Birgitte Escherich hosted a dinner for representatives from European environmental foundations.

On the first of May, Karen Blincoe was appointed managing director for Chora Connection. Karen has accepted the position by invitation of Chora Connection’s board of directors.

Today Chora Connection publishes the AMB17ION catalogue of ideas, a collection of all the initiatives that were hatched and developed at the AMB17ION work forum on December 1. In the catalogue of ideas, you can read about initiatives like “The SDG-Gazelle award”, “The earth as a common good”, and others.

A new exhibition at Design Museum Denmark displays the 17 Sustainable Development Goal posters, which have been developed in collaboration between Chora Connection and 17 Danish designers of note. A reception was held at the museum on Thursday, January 12th 2017.

On January 9th, Chora Connection in collaboration with creative director of OLIVIER MYTHODRAMA, Richard Olivier, facilitated an innovative course in leadership, with the purpose of cultivating competent and authentic leaders to drive tomorrow’s sustainable transformation. Now Chora Connection is investigating the possibility of developing this concept further.

On December 1st, 2016, Chora Connection invited 100 decision makers, activists and change agents to take part in a unique 12-hour work seminar, which was held at Teaterøen in Copenhagen. The purpose was to develop new ideas for initiatives that can kick-start a sustainable transition of Danish society, with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as the starting point.

By Asbjørn Riis-Søndergaard

The Go2WOOD Conclave 2016 gathered key actors from the entire value chain of the wood industry, to a full-day workshop conference on promoting wood as the sustainable material of the future. The result of the day is the Go2Wood Manifesto, that highlights important actions for the future development of the industry. Here are the findings of the Go2WOOD conclave:

Chora Connection interviewed Bjarne Gantzel Pedersen, who taught in week six of the education program S.E.E.S at Avnstrup asylum center.