Sustainability

The 2024 issue of the World Happiness Report focuses on the happiness of people at different stages of life. Explore the report for the latest findings on the happiness of the world’s young, the old – and everyone in between.

An overview presentation with links to informative resources on the topic of connection between sustainability and happiness. Human flourishing is dependent upon our planet’s natural, social, economic, and personal systems flourishing.

This year’s Happiness Report Card focuses on beauty. Why beauty in these times of trouble? Because beauty is one of the paths to sustainability, resilience and well-being at an individual, collective and planetary level.

An early article articulating the need for new measures of progress and how they would change the social and political landscape

The UN General Assembly proclaimed March 20th the International Day of Happiness, recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. It also recognized the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples.

Jeffrey Sachs (Director of the UNSDSN) describes why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity, social fairness, and environmental sustainability. His core argument is that these will produce human well-being and that it is human well-being (happiness) that should be our basic objective in choosing our economic, social, and political institutions

The 17 goals can be rearranged into 3 tiers namely people, ecological and spiritual. The elegantly formed 3 tier pyramid displays these 3 key harmonies that are pivotal in determining true sustainability or fundamental individual happiness.

The international peer-reviewed Journal of Happiness Studies is devoted to theoretical and applied advancements in all areas of well-being research.

WellBeing is the World’s leading journal of natural health and living.

This journal promotes research on a broad range of topics that explore major trends in the study of relationships between tourism, sustainable development of destinations and well-being of tourism-related stakeholders.

Thrive is a nurturing and inspirational wellness magazine for anyone who believes that caring for ourselves and others, living healthily and sustainably and getting back to basics is a way of life they want to embrace.