Tag Archives: well-being

News: Measure What Matters Conference Recap

Over 120 state leaders and activists convened on May 30th at UVM for the “Measuring What Matters” Conference. Presented by the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, Gross National Happiness USA, and Common Good Vermont – partners in improving the sustainable well-being of Vermonters.  The conference comes on the heels of the Vermont State legislature passing [...]

News: Measuring What Matters Conference Slated for May 30th

Statewide event launches public involvement in the Genuine Progress Indicator—Vermont’s historic new law that moves the state toward sustainable well-being This spring, Vermont’s legislature was the first in the nation to pass S.237, “An Act Relating to the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)”.  This breakthrough effort augments the purely monetary measure of Gross State Product (GSP) [...]