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London, UK 2016

Conference

Economics of Happiness: Creating a More Equitable World

What if human well-being didn’t have to be at the expense of the environment? What if we could simultaneously increase genuine prosperity, reduce social inequality, and tackle climate change?

With some simple economic shifts, all this becomes possible. That’s because so many of our current crises—financial, social and ecological—are linked to the scale of the economy. Localisation is a solution-multiplier that systemically reduces economic scale, creating benefits that ripple throughout society.

Photo by Karim Ahmed Hasan Category : Community Location : El Moez Street , Cairo , Egypt Taken :26/6/2014

At this day-long seminar, hosted by Local Futures, Global Hub for the Common Good and Initiatives of Change, Local Futures’ founder Helena Norberg-Hodge  articulated a paradigm for an ‘economics of happiness’. Her talk highlighted human-scale economies and the steps at the community, national, and international levels, that can bring us there. She was  joined by Stephen Hinton, co-founder of the Swedish Transition movement, and Diego Isabel La Moneda, founder of Global Hub for the Common Good. Local Futures’ film The Economics of Happiness was also screened and, in discussion with the audience, the speakers  explored how we can sustainably meet both human and ecological needs by going local.

Download the program here

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Diego Isabel La Moneda: Co-creating a new economic, political, and social system
from The Economics of Happiness on Vimeo.

Stephen Hinton: Inner Transition
from The Economics of Happiness on Vimeo.

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Diego Isabel La Moneda

is Director of the Global Hub for the Common Good, and specialises in new economics, social and political innovation, sustainable development and business management. Diego has worked with private companies, public institutions and governments. He also coordinates the International Expansion of the ‘Economy for the Common Good’. Diego is author of the book, Yo Soy Tú: Propuesta para una Nueva Sociedad, and co-author of Dentro de 15 años.

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Helena Norberg-Hodge – Byron Bay, Australia

A pioneer of the new economy movement, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the recipient of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Goi Peace Prize. She is the founder and director of Local Futures (formerly ISEC) and the International Alliance for Localization. She produced and co-directed the award-winning film The Economics of Happiness, and is the author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures. Helena is also a founding member of the International Forum on Globalization, the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and the Global Ecovillage Network.

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Lawrence Bloom

was appointed the first Chairman of the World Economic Forum at Davos’ Global Agenda Council on Urban Management. He is also the former Chairman of the UN Environmental Programme, Green Economy Initiative, Green Cities, Buildings and Transport Council. While formerly working in the property industry, among a number of senior positions, he sat on the Executive Committee of the InterContinental Hotels Group where he helped to transform the environmental impact of the global hotel industry. For more information, see www.lawrencebloom.com

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Michael Smith

is Head of Business Programmes at Initiatives of Change, journalist and author of the books Great Company: trust, integrity and leadership in the Global Economy and Trust. Integrity in the Global Economy will host the event. Michael is a member of the coordinating team which organises an annual conference on Trust and Integrity in the Global Economy in Caux, Switzerland. The 10th anniversary conference was from 5 to 10 July 2016.

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Stephen Hinton

is one of the founders of the Transition Movement in Sweden, and the co-founder of the Swedish Eco-village, Änggärdet. After leaving the telecommunications company Ericsson in 2002, his focus shifted to developing ways for organizations and communities to take the lead in sustainable development.  Starting with addressing resource shortages as limits to growth, he went on to work with envisioning techniques to develop ideas for sustainability and then to practical implementation of a range of instruments, from city walking maps to flexible pollutant fees. Stephen is often engaged to speak on topics such as moving away from an industrial mindset, transitioning away from fossil fuels, co-creation and new financial possibilities as well as the inner transition accompanying the move from consuming to co-producing. For more information, see https://stephenhinton.org/

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