SPES Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios

To tackle the problems that science identifies and the people and businesses of Europe want addressed, will require a special push by the new European Commission. This new agenda would have three main pillars: 1) Strengthening of a science-based policy toolkit which include metrics, accounts and models for monitoring and policy evaluation; 2) Reform of the European Semester process – the existing EU socio-economic governance framework – based on goal and target-driven governance, improved monitoring systems and funding mechanisms with stronger implementation through strengthened horizontal coordination, whole-of-society participation and enforcement mechanisms; 3) Development of specific policies which contribute to the necessary transformations for achieving sustainable and inclusive wellbeing. Discover more on the 3 pillars of the Policy Agenda in the advocacy paper co-written by the consortium coordinators and policy leads of five Horizon Europe research and innovation projects: MERGE, SPES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER here: https://lnkd.in/djNkeX2D #policyagenda #policy #agenda #policytoolkit #EuropeanSemester #wellbeing #sustainablity #inclusion #pillars #Europe #SPES #sustainableperformances #sustainabletransition #Horizon

There are ample academic and policy initiatives from the EU and beyond upon which an Executive Vice-President (EVP) for Wellbeing and Future Generations can base the work of the European Commission to develop a wellbeing policy framework for Europe. The EVP will need to steer the further development of the policy toolkit and the reform of the European Semester process, in collaboration with other Commissioners and Directorate-Generals as well as EU agencies such as the European Environment Agency (EEA). The EVP will not be directly in charge of the development of policies but will instead ensure policy coherence within European Commission services and Commissioners’ portfolios with respect to the overall goal of sustainable and inclusive wellbeing. Discover more on the EVP in the advocacy paper co-written by the consortium coordinators and policy leads of five Horizon Europe research and innovation projects MERGE, SPES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER here: https://lnkd.in/djNkeX2D #EVP #ExecutiveVicePresident #Europe #sustainability #inclusion #policy #agenda #policyagenda #sustainability #sustainbleperformances #sustainabletransition #SPES #Horizon

Setting the goal is an important step, but not sufficient! The governance and policy transformations which are needed are fundamentally political economy problems which relate to vested interests and the ability of some stakeholders to block or reorienting reforms and investment to maintain the status quo. The consortium coordinators and policy leads of five Horizon Europe research and innovation projects - MERGE, SPES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER - have endeavoured to develop theories of change which can explain the status quo but also develop ideas on how to overcome these barriers. Read the advocacy paper that aims to provide the European Commission the architecture of an integrated, holistic policy framework for Europe to enhance sustainable and inclusive wellbeing here: https://lnkd.in/djNkeX2D #wellebeing #sustainability #inclusion #barriers #challenges #policy #agenda #policyagenda #EU #Europe #SPES #sustainableperformance #sustainabletransition

A new European Policy agenda focused on sustainable and inclusive wellbeing will need a scientific foundation, which should also be communicated to the general public. Over the past decades, many alternative approaches have been formulated but the divergence in terminology has been confusing to policy makers, academics, media and the general public. However, in recent years, harmonisation of terminology has started! Wellbeing as an overarching goal refers to 3 interconnected elements: • Wellbeing: Average (current) quality of life. • Sustainability: Future wellbeing, including wellbeing of other species and health of the planet. • Inclusion: The fair distribution of wellbeing according to gender, age, income, level of education, racial background, urban/rural etc. Reducing inequalities between and within countries Read more in the advocacy paper co-written by the consortium coordinators and policy leads of five Horizon Europe research and innovation projects: MERGE, SPES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER here: https://lnkd.in/djNkeX2D European Commission | European Parliament | European Parliamentary Research Service #wellbeing #sustainability #inclusion #policy #agenda #EU #research #SPES #sustainableperformances #sustainabletransition

Ideas for the next European Commission: Given co-existing societal challenges and crises in human, environmental, economic and political domains, sustainability transitions are the only way to drive the world towards a better future for all. For more advice, delve in the SPES Policy Brief n°1 here: https://lnkd.in/dMFuhzgz #sustainabilitytransitions #sustainability #wellbeing #betterfuture #sustainableperformances #policy #advice #research #Horizon #SPES #EU

The Sustainable Human Development (SHD) vision to sustainability transition links the 5 Ps of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – People, Prosperity, Planet, Partnership and Peace – with the 5 pillars of SHD – productivity, equity, environmental sustainability, participation & empowerment, human security emphasizing the role of human collective agency through interactions among societal actors driving the sustainability transition. Idea for the next European Commission: Global and European policies should embrace an integrated vision of Sustainable Human Development to holistically fulfil societal needs while respecting planetary boundaries through collaborative governance. Read more on this here: https://lnkd.in/dV2n5mZh #sustainabilitytransition #sustainability #sustainablehumandevelopment #development #sustainabilityperformances #research #Horizon #EU #project

To tackle the problems that science identifies and the people and businesses of Europe want addressed, will require a special push by the new European Commission. This new agenda would have three main pillars: 1) Strengthening of a science-based policy toolkit which include metrics, accounts and models for monitoring and policy evaluation; 2) Reform of the European Semester process – the existing EU socio-economic governance framework – based on goal and target-driven governance, improved monitoring systems and funding mechanisms with stronger implementation through strengthened horizontal coordination, whole-of-society participation and enforcement mechanisms; 3) Development of specific policies which contribute to the necessary transformations for achieving sustainable and inclusive wellbeing. To coordinate these necessary changes in European governance towards sustainable and inclusive wellbeing, we propose that an Executive Vice-President (EVP) for Wellbeing and Future Generations is appointed. An EVP could transcend policy silos and create the necessary horizontal alignment between Directorate-Generals. Such a leadership position would also ensure quality and rigor, and moreover combat the tendency to de-prioritise the long-term impacts and wellbeing considerations in high-level decision-making processes. Read more in the paper "A European Agenda to Navigate Uncertain Times – How to steer the EU towards Wellbeing for All Now and in the Future" here: https://lnkd.in/diQq-yaZ The paper is co-authored by Researchers from 5 Horizon-funded project namely MERGES, PES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER and aims to provide the European Commission the architecture of an integrated, holistic policy framework for Europe to enhance sustainable and inclusive wellbeing #sustainableinclusivewellbeing #wellbeing #sustainability #inclusion #EU #advocacypaper #research #Horizon

Wellbeing as an overarching goal refers to 3 interconnected elements: • Wellbeing: Average (current) quality of life. • Sustainability: Future wellbeing, including wellbeing of other species and health of the planet. • Inclusion: The fair distribution of wellbeing according to gender, age, income, level of education, racial background, urban/rural etc. Reducing inequalities between and within countries.   Successful policies therefore promote Sustainable and Inclusive Wellbeing, which is in line with other visions such as Sustainable Human Development, Doughnut Economics and the Wellbeing Economy This includes both material and immaterial dimensions of wellbeing for integral ecology between people and nature. This overarching policy goal of securing wellbeing for all, now and in the future, helps answer what kind of changes are looked for, what the right tools are and how progress should be measured. It also informs what policies should be designed to reach this goal. Read more in the paper "A European Agenda to Navigate Uncertain Times – How to steer the EU towards Wellbeing for All Now and in the Future" here: https://lnkd.in/diQq-yaZ The paper is co-authored by Researchers from 5 Horizon-funded project namely MERGES, PES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER and aims to provide the European Commission the architecture of an integrated, holistic policy framework for Europe to enhance sustainable and inclusive wellbeing #sustainableinclusivewellbeing #wellbeing #sustainability #inclusion #EU #advocacypaper #research #Horizon

There is no need to start from scratch! The European Commission can build on an existing body of governance, measurement frameworks, policies, legislation and good practices to steer the EU towards wellbeing, now and in the future . How? read here “A European Agenda to Navigate Uncertain Times - How to steer the EU towards Wellbeing for All Now and in the Future" the advocacy paper co authored by sister projects MERGE, SPES, ToBe Research, WISE Horizons and WISER ⬇️ #MERGE #SPES #sustainabilitytransitions #sustainability #europeanagenda #governance #societaltransformations #wellbeingforall #advocacypaper #EuropeanCommission #Horizon #research

SPES framework The “winds of change”: Fostering Sustainable Human Development in Europe has been one of the subject of the Conferencia Internacional ESEE-Decrecemento 2024 Pontevedra held in Pontevedra (Spain) between18th-21st June 2024. Andrea Ferrannini discussed it during the panel on Political economy and political ecology. To know more about "Winds of Change" read here ⬇️ #sutainablehumandevelopment #sustainability #degrowth #justtrainsition #sustainabilityperfomances #SPES #Horizon