October 23, 2012: Expert workshop
November 16, 2012: UN experts]]>‘November 28, 2012: 1. Working committee meeting
February 6]]>––March 21, 2013: 2. Working committee meeting

Just a few days prior to Super Tuesday, the Bertelsmann Foundation presented for the first time to a US audience the findings of ]]>“Social Justice in the OECD ]]>–”This report, released by the Germany-based Bertelsmann Stiftung in late 2011, compared 31 OECD nations on their fostering of six factors that contribute to social justice: poverty prevention, access to education, labor-market inclusion, social cohesion and non-discrimination, health, and intergenerational justice. The United States ranked poorly, coming in 27th out of 31.

Since the first "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, many nations have sought ways of developing a new understanding of social and economic progress. The global economic and financial crisis and the environmental crises of recent years have reinforced this process. The RMP 2013 explores which countries are on the right track, and identifies comprehensive political strategies and real successes on the path to increased sustainability.

The Reinhard Mohn Prize 2013 (RMP) gathers speed ]]>–]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:55:05 +0100http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/bst_engl/hs.xsl/112451_114864.htmhttp://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/cps/rde/xchg/bst_engl/hs.xsl/112451_114864.htm

The pool of candidates has grown smaller, leaving just five candidates in the running. Finalists were nominated at the first meeting of the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2013 (RMP) working committee, an internationally diverse group of experts. Bhutan, Costa Rica, Finland, Ghana and Tasmania are in the final round. The second RMP is engaged in a worldwide search for especially ambitious and successful sustainability strategies.