Archive for 'GDP+'
The Happy Planet Index: Measuring what matters »
Juliet Michaelson of nef considers the findings of the latest Happy Planet Index in the context of discussion of alternative approaches to measuring economies at the forthcoming Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
The road to Rio: Defra’s preparations for the Rio+20 UN sustainable development conference »
Preparations for Rio+20 and the UK's ambitions to secure agreement on sustainable development goals, GDP+ proposals to embed natural capital into national accounts, and a global framework for corporate sustainability reporting.
Rio+20: a development economist’s perspective »
Hannah Ryder, senior economist at DFID, the Department for International Development, looks ahead to Rio+20 and considers emerging "GDP+" proposals for a more holistic approach to measuring economies.
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