{"id":2657,"date":"2018-05-20T08:56:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T08:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catapa.be\/?page_id=2657"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:14:56","slug":"vision-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catapa.be\/en\/about-us\/vision-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision &#038; Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1533807373745{margin-top: -50px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_cta h2=&#8221;Catapa strives&#8230;&#8221; h4=&#8221;&#8230; towards a world in which the extraction of non-renewable resources is no longer necessary by contributing to the transition towards a model that demines, degrows and moves.&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#009c55&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1533808586582{margin-top: -100px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CATAPA DEMINES&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Quicksand%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its urge for a just society in which humankind and nature live together in harmony, CATAPA focuses on the impact of <strong>mining<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exploitation of raw, non-renewable resources always comes with a social and ecological impact, and fuels conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a means of reaching a more just world, CATAPA denounces the injustices caused by mining. In fact, CATAPA actively seeks alternatives to mining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CATAPA actively contributes to the tempering of global warming and the loss of biodiversity, as the extraction of resources like minerals and fuels accounts for a significant share of the worldwide CO2-emissions and the loss of biodiversity on earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a whole, CATAPA strives for a model in which raw, non-renewable materials can stay where they naturally belong, in the soil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Solutions to the raw material problems help pave the path to a just world.&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_background=&#8221;#009c55&#8243; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CATAPA DEGROWS&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Quicksand%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1756735752532{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Humankind is reaching beyond the natural limits of our planet. The current growth-economy is built on an unstoppable demand, incentivizing an insatiable hunger for non-renewable raw materials, and is therefore irreconcilable with the boundaries of the planet. Unbalanced power relations put a continuous pressure on the relationships between people, and between people and the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CATAPA is a driving force in the transition to an economic system of <\/span><strong>degrowth<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thereby moving beyond the economy based on growth to build a society that lives more consciously and modestly and therefore reduces the need for new raw materials. The economy &#8211; in this case &#8211; serves social and ecological justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herein, there is a shared responsibility for companies, politicians, bankers, consumers, academics and civil society. 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