Partners for a New Economy

Check your mailboxes - our January Roundup is out 🔗https://lnkd.in/d38ShKRz ! At the turn of the year, we share 10 things on our radar, live jobs from the field, and a blog from Cassie Robinson sharing her reflections on the practice of field-building as she leaves the P4NE team after 3 years with us. Thank you for all your work with us Cassie, and good luck in your next (ad)ventures! 

🎟️ We're looking forward to joining UNEP-WCMC's #NatureActionDialogues in March this year, at Jesus College Cambridge. You'll find more details about the event and ticket info below...

"The Future Generations Declaration provides a new hook for the reforms we all want to see. But we also need to make sure that we are focused on genuine implementation over superficial compliance to drive transformation." Sophie Howe is Futures and Wellbeing Adviser to governments, NGOs and corporates and was the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. In her article with Claudette Salinas Leyva (School of International Futures (SOIF)) for the current New Economy edition of Alliance magazine, she reflects on protecting the interests of future generations and of the planet, and the future-focused approaches of Wales and the UN. Safeguarding the future for generations to come involves rethinking attitudes to people, planet, and fundamentally, to economics. What can philanthropy do to help? 🌱 Embed long-term thinking, building an appetite for longer term, less immediately visible outcomes, not only shorter term outputs 🗺️ Guard against the performative and pursue transformative, whole system implementations 🌄 Focus on solutions that meet today’s needs, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs What examples of future gen thinking and practice are you inspired by? https://lnkd.in/dJiUSZvF #FutureGenerations #WellBeing #NewEconomics #Philanthropy

We joined B Lab Switzerland in Davos this week as they hosted the inaugural Beyond GDP Forum, in collaboration with IMD and InTent. They brought together over 180 leaders to launch the Swiss Impact & Prosperity Initiative (SIPI). SIPI aims to kick start a new approach to measuring prosperity, moving beyond GDP as the sole measure of national success. Thank you for the invitation Jonathan Normand We spotted this banner whilst there - was it you ClimateHub Davos or GreenUp Switzerland?

“We need a new generation of economic practitioners that can challenge economic orthodoxy in government, media, business, and policymaking. This won’t just emerge from new research institutes.” Economics classrooms around the world continue to be dominated by neoclassical economics, with stark implications for how economists perceive and address massive societal crises such as rising inequality and the climate crisis.   In their recent article for Alliance magazine Sonal Raghuvanshi, Ross Cathcart and Sara Al-Mahdi from Rethinking Economics reflect on the battle to reform economics education, and the role philanthropy can play in supporting this:   🧑🏫 surveys from CESifo and Rethinking Economics indicate that both economists and economics student believe substantial changes to the discipline is needed. 🏫 new research institutes are important but not sufficient to drive transformation. They need to be backed up by a broader movement pushing for reform. 💡philanthropy can play a unique role beyond offering financial resources by providing access to networks and sharing information.   Where have you seen promising examples of economics education and curriculum change? 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eEcmm88K

🆕 It is our absolute pleasure to introduce… the Wellbeing Economy Policy Design free online course! Through this online course, you can tour the world 🌍 and learn how governments are putting #WellbeingEconomy principles into practice. The course has been created for anyone interested in #PolicyDesign, whether you’re working at a local, regional or (inter)national level. The course equips participants with tools 🔧 and examples to help drive holistic, inclusive and sustainable policy development.  And, it provides lots of inspiration 💭 from case studies and thought-leaders from around the globe. We are proud to have been part of creating this resource together with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll and Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) and our funders Partners for a New Economy.   Through #Wellbeing Economy principles we can work towards an economic system focused on meeting the fundamental needs and rights of all. Curious to know more?   Visit wellbeingeconomycourse.org or join one of our info sessions to find out more! 

Jo Swinson is looking forward to joining Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah in conversation next Monday 27th. Join them to hear ideas on how people can reclaim our power - 'from giving democracy a participatory makeover to public ownership of social media spaces, and from re-energising co-operatives to creating a people’s chamber at the United Nations'. You can register to join in person or watch live online ⬇️

"With the world at a crossroads, it is clear that incremental approaches are no longer an option. To create meaningful impact, philanthropy must embrace transformative, systemic approaches." In her recent article for Alliance magazine ( ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e3v7nSrR), Joséphine von Mitschke-Collande discussed how Mercator Foundation Switzerland has adopted the concept of 'sufficiency' to support them to take a systemic approach to rethinking economics. Sufficiency calls on society to 'reduce resource consumption at an absolute level while advancing human wellbeing for all'. Integrating this ambitious economic principle across their work empowers Stiftung Mercator Switzerland to: 🚀go beyond traditional sustainability efforts and address root economic and social challenges ✊tackle broader forces of change (like the role of policy) and confront critical issues of justice and inclusivity 🕸embrace a systems approach that prioritises long-term processes over an obsession with short-term results, and create spaces where partners can collaborate and experiment What do you think about the concept and language of sufficiency? Could it accelerate the widespread adoption of more radical economic alternatives?

Measuring what matters - Economy that would improve wellbeing for all, now and in the future - 🗓️3rd Feb 3:00-4:30 PM CET; 🌐open for all The limitations of GDP growth have become undeniable. Europe is facing a range of challenges, from geopolitical tensions and conflicts, to rising living costs, political polarisation, and more. At the same time, humanity is breaching planetary boundaries, putting the economies and future wellbeing at our own peril. Thus, we need a reimagination of competitiveness, and how to make data matter in building sustainable and inclusive wellbeing. Above all, we need a clear understanding of the required and coordinated actions.  We invite you to come together and discuss these questions at this public policy event: 🔹 How can we move from beyond-GDP discussions to the development of coherent policies, metrics, and models for sustainable and inclusive wellbeing?  🔹 Which metrics, models, and policies are available for building it?  🔹 How can we design new policy frameworks to be more user-friendly and accessible for building an economy that supports sustainable and inclusive wellbeing? Event details: 🗓️ Date & time: 3rd February, 3:00-4:30 PM CET. 🌐 Online, open for all. 🔗 Agenda details and registration form can be found in the comment. During the event, we'll be hearing from MERGE researchers, including Tuuli Hirvilammi, Tampere University | Rutger Hoekstra, Universiteit Leiden | Rob Van Eynde, Universitat de Barcelona | Brent Bleys, Ghent University | Robert Costanza, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity | Mario Biggeri, Università degli Studi di Firenze. Looking forward to seeing you there! #Merge #Economy #Wellbeing #BeyondGDP  

Thank you Richmond Associates for helping us in our recruitment search for a Partnership Development Lead to join the P4NE team - applications open now... see link below 📝