We’re thrilled that wellbeing economics is continuing to make waves across the world. In June we wrote about the developments that were taking place when Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand’s new wellbeing budget. Since then, wellbeing has been a regular feature in the news, with Nicola Sturgeon’s fantastic TED talk... read more →
Aug
01
Jun
03
What a month it’s been for wellbeing economics. For an organisation that’s spent ten years campaigning for a societal commitment to wellbeing, it’s been heartwarming to watch the trickle of ideas turning into a roar for action. First over 200 leading academics sent an open letter to the EU demanding... read more →
May
22
This mental health awareness week there’s been plenty in the news about how green space plays a role in mental health - from articles ranging from the role that community gardens can play in overcoming depression, to the Duchess of Cambridge’s woodland wellbeing space for the Chelsea Flower Show. But... read more →
Apr
30
We’re thrilled to be launching the 2019 edition of the Thriving Places Index, a new way to understand the strengths and challenges of where you live. The 2019 results for 373 local authorities in England and Wales are now live at www.thrivingplacesindex.org as well as maps and reports with analysis... read more →
Mar
20
We are delighted to announce the release of our all-new Happiness Pulse web-app, with support from the National Lottery Community Fund. The Happiness Pulse is a free online survey that combines a range of academic measures of wellbeing into a simple and interactive five minute survey. Anyone can use the... read more →
Mar
06
Who needs ‘community’? The short answer is we all do. As people have understood across generations and geography, we need each other, particularly when times are tough. Today sees the release of “Closing the Distance Between Us”, a major new report that Happy City has contributed to commissioned by... read more →
Mar
01
Centre for Thriving Places contributed to the ‘Closing the Distance Between Us’ report which was commissioned by Eden Project Communities Big Lunch team and published in March 2019. The report identified a widening gap in the relationship between people and their neighbours that is damaging our mental and physical health... read more →
Feb
04
A decade ago the idea that we should measure the things that really matter to people and planet was brought to international attention by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Commission). They suggested that traditional economic measures, like GDP, were used inappropriately by... read more →
Dec
05
Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published findings for the first time looking at loneliness among children and young people. It’s a topic we hear a lot about at the moment, in part because it was brought to light by the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness in its manifesto published... read more →
Nov
06
This week, Bristol 247, an innovative local media organisation, is launching the latest strand of an ambitious project – Better Bristol – with the aim of igniting a more collaborative approach to creating social and environmental impact. This comes on the back of last year’s launch by Bristol’s elected Mayor of a... read more →