This event marks the launch of a new parliamentary petition, calling on the Government to shift to a Wellbeing Economy. 🗓 Campaign Launch | Shift to a Wellbeing Economy
You are invited to join us online, as we mark the launch of a new parliamentary petition and supporting campaign, calling on the UK Government to shift to a Wellbeing Economy—at home and globally, as host of the COP26 climate summit. CUSP – the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity – is co-hosting this event, with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and Wellbeing Economics Brighton.
About this Event
We urgently need an economy designed to serve the health and wellbeing of people and planet. But the UK Government remains fixated on short-term profit and growth in its economic policy. We can’t achieve a green and fair recovery from Covid by going back to the same harmful economic system we had before. So what can we do instead? What is a Wellbeing Economy and how do we get there?
Other countries are already pursuing alternative economic approaches. The New Zealand Treasury published the world’s first Wellbeing Budget in 2019. Scotland and Wales are members of the Wellbeing Economy Governments alliance. Cities and towns around the world are embracing Doughnut Economics to guide their development. Two thirds of Britons say that the Government should prioritise health and wellbeing of citizens above economic growth.
The Treasury’s own Dasgupta Review calls for urgent and transformative change in how we measure economic success, to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural world. A recent UN climate science report warns that economic stimulus focused primarily on growth would jeopardise the Paris Climate Agreement.
This event marks the launch of a new parliamentary petition, calling on the Government to shift to a Wellbeing Economy—at home and globally, as host of the COP26 climate summit. Join leading politicians, experts and activists to explore what a Wellbeing Economy would mean for life in the UK, and how you can get involved. 🎥 This event will be recorded. For social media, please use the hashtag #WellbeingEconomyPetition. Those invited to speak include:
- Laura Sharples: petition creator and co-founder of Wellbeing Economics Brighton
- Dr Katherine Trebeck, author and co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance
- Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion
- Clive Lewis, MP for Norwich South
- Further speakers tbc
✉️ For enquiries, please email us at events@cusp.ac.uk.
The event is co-hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Limits to Growth, CUSP, the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and Wellbeing Economics Brighton. To book, go here: 🗓 Campaign Launch | Shift to a Wellbeing Economy
