Together with Pedro Conceição, Director of the #HumanDevelopment Report Office - @undp.org we try to understand how #indicators can become useful tools to design #policies that efficiently foster #SustainableHumanDevelopment. This episode of #Directions is here ⤵️ open.spotify.com/episode/7JbL...

"When you fall from a a plane you don't need an altimeter but a parachute. We have to change the way we consume, we produce, in other words we need to go #BeyondGrowth." Keynote by @olivierdeschutter.bsky.social during joint FinalConf of the Horizon projects ToBe & SPES. Live: shorturl.at/Z92M1

“In the last 5 years #EUinstitutions missed the opportunity to go #beyondGDP. This is a political problem, but the window of opportunity is still open and this conference is about it" Enrico Giovannini (ASViS) during his keynote at joint final conf. of #Horizonprojects ToBe and SPES in #Brussels

#Directions is a space for ideas, debate, and new paths towards a more just and #sustainableworld. Directions explores the challenges facing our economic and social systems and dives into new perspectives that put people, the planet, and dignity back at the centre. open.spotify.com/episode/4rIG...

Join the discussion on “ #Stakeholderengagement and community-based approaches in #energytransition processes and initiatives” at the Italian Pavilion for the @cop30brazil.bsky.social on Nov. 13th at 9.30am (BRT). All info here ⤵️

STD for Jan.14th & 15th 2026! All invited to projects SPES & ToBe Research joint Final Conference in Bruxelles. Over the past three years, the projects have generated #novelframeworks, #tools, and evidence, bridging the gap between #productivity, #environmentalsustainability, and #socialfairness.

In a couple years time @ec.europa.eu priorities shifted from going #BeyondGrowth towards a new concept of Competitiveness. To keep focus and efforts on #sustainabletransitions we need: 1. Integrated research 2. Integrated policies 3. Integrated narrative Read more here: tinyurl.com/4hvcnfbt

Discussion on the #Manifesto for a #NewEconomy on June 5th 2025 in Florence! SPES is co-organising the opening plenary session of the #RenaissanceinEconomics - 2° Intl conference June 5th & 6th University of Florence. Register here: tinyurl.com/5dnyyu3c @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

“Towards a consensus on measuring transition performances within a #SustainableHumanDevelopment paradigm” explores how to measure the #progress of societies transitioning towards a sust. #wellbeing. Read here: tinyurl.com/4hvcnfbt @lelkes.bsky.social @lseblogs.bsky.social @univbordeaux.bsky.social

SPES Researchers from the @eui-eu.bsky.social and @nova-oslomet.bsky.social analyse the functioning of #CBAM focusing on What #carbonleakage really means and how it threatens EU #climategoals Key economic and #socialimpact within the EU How CBAM could reshape global #carbonpricing strategies More⤵️

Transition to #netzerocarbon is not merely technical but a complex socio-political endeavour with significant trade-offs involving #inequality #wellbeing #sustainability, and political acceptability. The socio-political aspects of climate change remain largely under-explored by assessment models. ⤵️

The future of Europe is standing on sustainable and inclusive wellbeing! The #CompetitivenessCompass does not fully integrate social and ecological #wellbeing into its #policyframework. Read the letter signed by 8 EUfunded research projects addressed to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu

Policy Recommendation to redefine progress to go #beyondGDP in Europe: tinyurl.com/hvsx56vx 01. Harnessing science-policy interface to fight misinformation Better use of science enhances public trust in governments, elucidate policy choices, fight misinformation improve support for adopted policies

Overcoming the addiction to #GDP requires a collective commitment to broader well-being and #sustainability! #Recommendations to influence policy-making to facilitate the cooperation among various actors to achieve #consensus in measuring #development, #societalprogress and human #wellbeing ⤵️

“Living well within planetary boundaries”: #SustainableHumanDevelopment paradigm offers an integrated approach that balances economic, social, and ecological dimensions. A coherent #measurementframework is essential to guide societies transitioning towards a more sustainable #wellbeing. ⤵️

SPES W.Paper 4.1 reveals a steady increase in #publicinterest towards #sustainability since 2018, with regional disparities. WestEU countries show higher levels of engagement. Related topics concern themes like #Energy, #SustainableDevelopment, and #Environment. Read it here: tinyurl.com/5n8yzju3

As the European Union grapples with interlinked crises, sustainability offers a framework for balancing #economicstability, #socialequity, #environmentalresilience. Policymakersin their effort to design effective regulations, can benefit from understanding people attention towards #sustainability.

‘The Social Dimension of the #EnergyTransition: Scenarios, Challenges and Policies for a Just Transition in Italy’ a #workshop with ASviS dedicated to critical and proactive discussion on the theme of a #justtransition in #Italy. Key #discussionpoints included ⤵️

The workshop that gathered experts, policymakers, and civil society leaders in Brussels to discuss the social impacts of #carbonpricing and the #energytransition provided invaluable insights into the challenges, enablers, and #policies needed to ensure a fair and just transition for all!

Curious about #CBAM role in shaping European #greentransition? SPES partners from @eui-eu.bsky.social organised a workshop on January 21st at 11.00am CET to explore the impact on EU industries, especially in energy-intensive sectors and discuss strategies to maintain competitiveness. DM for info!

#Energypoverty is a key concept of the just and #fairtransition towards #climateneutrality. This report tinyurl.com/4sy64hsd aims to provide the latest estimates of the energy poverty rates for all EU and several non-EU member states. Results reveals a clear division between European countries.

#Compositeindicators contribute to policy debate by assisting policymakrs in monitoring and evaluating processes. If poorly constructed or misinterpreted they can convey misleading policy messages and hide relevant dimensions of #wellbeing and #sustainability. Explore more here: tinyurl.com/33dcueev

2° SPES Policy Dialogue on Synergies and trade-offs of the sustainable transition on 29.11.2024 at Hungarian Parliament. The Policy Dialogue will focus on the key role played by Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils in several European countries for integrated policy-making.

SPES is short for Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios. SPES is a Horizon funded project, its ambition is to provide policymakers with original concepts, knowledge and evidence about transition performances and policies towards sustainable human development. tinyurl.com/2accsze5