HORIZON PROJECT: SPES – Sustainability Performances, Evidence & Scenarios
 

Abstract:

The connection between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability

What’s good for the economy can be bad for social inclusion purposes and for the environment in terms of pollution, climate change and depletion of limited natural resources. In this context, the EU-funded SPES project will explore the connection between economic growth, human flourishing and sustainability. Specifically, it will study the pillars of sustainable human development – productivity, equality for all, environmental sustainability, and participation – and conduct an in-depth analysis of their performance across Europe and the Global South. It will also consider synergies and trade-offs among these pillars for the sustainability transition. SPES will design appropriate communication, dissemination and impact strategies, involving also an international stakeholder committee and a scientific advisory board.

The project website: sustainabilityperformances.eu

Partner institutions

• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE (Italy)
• ALLEANZA ITALIANA PER LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE (Italy)
• UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX (France)
• OSLOMET - STORBYUNIVERSITETET (Norway)
• UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM (Netherlands)
• INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE (Austria)
• TARKI TARSADALOMKUTATASI INTEZET ZRT (Hungary)
• EKONOMSKI FAKULTET, UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU (Serbia)
• EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE (Italy)
• PLATE-FORME DES ONG EUROPEENNES DU SECTEUR SOCIAL AISBL (Belgium)
• PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC POLICY PEP (Kenya)
• LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (UK)

Publications

• Report on Mapping Indicators and Composite Indices Relevant to Measure Transition Performances (research paper), A. Gábos, J. Cammeo, O. Lelkes (2024) - The paper offers a comprehensive examination of indicator sets and composite indices, utilized globally and suitable to assess twin transition performances. 
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