Global Sustainability
Starting point
The existing development paradigm does not respond to the numerous modern challenges with sustainable solutions. The introduction by the UN in the 1980s-90s of the notion of sustainability, with its three dimensions namely economy, society and environment, enriched the understanding of the issues at hand and most recently led to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. In the context of the Grand Narrative that FOGGS is working on putting together, the need for a new economic theory is absolutely central. In the digital era the “invisible hand” model seems increasingly detached from the real economy, which is trying to navigate without vision and values. The major challenge remains of modifying the system, in motion, without losing the many gains of globalization, but mitigating its negative effects manifested in increasing economic inequalities, persistent poverty, the accelerating climate crisis, health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental degradation.
Specific elements for the Grand Narrative
WELL-BEING DEFINITION & MEASUREMENT
VALUE ALLOCATION
NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM
EMPLOYMENT & INCOME
GENDER EQUALITY & GENDER IDENTITIES
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
FOOD SECURITY & HEALTH
ENERGY SECURITY
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
BUSINESS & ETHICS
Statement by the new Executive Board of FOGGS
ERADICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY AND THE ROLE OF THE UN
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE ACTION: WHAT NEXT FOR THE UN AFTER THE PARIS AGREEMENT?
The fault lines of globalisation and things we can do about them
A Call for Action to all people of goodwill to face the realities of Climate Change
EARTH IPO – Can we value the planet as an appreciating asset?
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