An early 1970s computer model has proved remarkably accurate in predicting developments in the world economy, population and resource consumption, according to a recent study published by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI) at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

A new European eco-innovation platform is hoping to create the foundations for what could become an eco social network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The project, GreenEcoNet, went live in June 2014 with a website that provides eco-innovation case studies, tools, expert guidance, discussion forums and news. The ultimate aim, however, according to Emily Benson of project partner the Green Economy Coalition, is for the project to be highly interactive, with the website developing into a networking tool that will help SMEs find each other and work together. It could become a "European marketplace for greener products and services and ways of doing things – a LinkedIn for SMEs."