Unlocking new economic thinking for a sustainable future (Past)
European stakeholder online conference on the social and environmental sustainability of the current economic system.
Please Note: This event has now finished and can no longer be joined.
Taking a holistic economic and societal approach, using the Doughnut economics model as a starting point, we will look at three key dimensions of the economy: households, the market, and the State. The discussions and proposals will serve to build key COFACE recommendations for EU and national policy-makers to unlock new thinking for a more social, environmental and economic future.
We will start with a reality-check of the new needs of families of today in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis (session 1), followed by a discussion on the social and environmental sustainability of the current economic system (session 2), and try to trigger actions to sustainably reduce social inequalities, building an economy that works for society (session 3). The working language will be English, and English-French translation will be provided for session 3, and is open to stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds from local to global level.
This conference will bring together key panelists from local to international level including Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme poverty and Human rights; Mirzha de Manuel Aramendía, Member of cabinet of Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis for an Economy that works for the People, European Commission; and Barbara Trachte, Brussels Secretary of state for Economic transition.
For further information on the programme and registrations (zoom), see here:
http://www.coface-eu.org/consumers/financial-inclusion/webinar-unlocking-new-economic-thinking-for-a-sustainable-future/
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Elizabeth Gosme
Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Active in the EU political arena. Director of COFACE Families Europe. Mother of two rebel girls. Never judge a book by its cover. Interests: politics, music, permaculture.
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Amandine Sabourin
Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Researcher on public policies of cooperation and development, I now advocate for local governments active in decentralised cooperation. Interested to applying the doughnut to the local level!
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Jaap van den Langenberg
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
I'm a master student at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. Following the study Spatial Planning with the specialization Cities, Water and Climate Change. In March 2021, I start with my Master theses and therefore I want to inquire how the Doughnut Economy can be useful, to measure the measurements for the Climate action plan for the province of Gelderland. The Doughnut economy should help to gain insight into the effects of the measurements and where to improve and guide steering.
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Stephen Thornhill
Cobh, Munster, Ireland
Hi, I'm Steve an Englishman living in Ireland. I trained in Economics, Agriculture and International Development at Reading University, before working as an Economist at the UK Cereal Authority (now part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board), where I became Director of Marketing & Economics, leading a team of 15 economists and statisticians for some 15 years. I then worked as a Consultant on International Development projects, where I became involved in training MSc students in Ethiopia and other countries, before accepting a part-time position as Lecturer and Research Fellow in the International Development Team at University College Cork. I have been using Kate's Doughnut Economics in my classes since 2013 just after she published the first paper on the concept. I am also Chairperson of a volunteer group, Cobh Zero Waste, aiming to make Cobh and Great Island zero waste by 2030 and zero carbon by 2040.
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Sílvia de Sousa
Full Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Hello! Olá! I am a firm believer in the Doughnut Economics - as a good rogue economist!! I have two children and I really do want Economic thinking and acting to change, to see a clean, fair, just and sustainable World for them to grow and thrive in! Utopia? I am interested in rural food poverty in "rich countries" and how we can wiggle out of it using the Doughnut! I also believe that children are our future, and we should strive to include "doughnuts" in our children's education, as early and as often as possible. So, if you can, please HELP!
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Sophia Sá
Santo André, São Paulo, Brasil
Associate Degree in Environmental Science, learning about complex and sustainable economics.
