Globalisation, the fact that national boundaries are loosing importance, is currently perceived in many fields – certainly also in the field of alternatives: We see that the idea of formal validation has spread from Europe to the USA to Japan and more recently to Korea with first developments in China, India, Russia, Brazil, etc. There are a couple of questions to pose: Why globalisation? Why now? What is driving it? Is it good? If so, how can we support and enhance it? The third article of the “Food for Thought” series appears in print few months after the Japanese World Conference with satellite symposia in China and Korea. Some reflections on this phenomenon shall stimulate discussion.