Welcome to The World Happiness Foundation’s Public Policy Forum
"We need to work together at a systemic level to create the necessary change"
That is why we support the leaders from governments and organizations that are disrupting current systems by implementing new policies and initiatives that are advancing the dialogue on creating economies of happiness and well-being for all.
In Partnership with the United Nations University for Peace
The Foundation stewards two UN resolutions:
The Foundation specifically stewards two UN resolutions:
UN RESOLUTION 65/309
Happiness: Towards a Holistic Approach to Development
UN RESOLUTION 66/281
International Day
of Happiness
We Support Global Political Initiatives
All of our work supports the UN Global Compact and many of the Sustainable Development Goals
We bring together the world leaders and experts on Public Policy across multiple disciplines such as Health Care, Education, Environment, Economy, Psychology, Business, Research, Statistics, and the United Nations 2030 agenda to breakdown silos and to improve the overall happiness and well-being of all beings.
We bring a holistic approach incorporating view from the leading institutions and the professionals behind the latest research and policies around the world.
We help advance the dialogue on Public Policy towards an Economy of Happiness and Well-Being.
GLOBAL HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING POLICY REPORT
WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT
OECD BETTER LIFE INDEX
HAPPY PLANET INDEX
Join our World Happiness & Well-Being Public Policy Forum at the World Happiness Fest.
Gross National Happiness, or GNH, is a holistic and sustainable approach to development, which balances material and non-material values with the conviction that humans want to search for happiness. The objective of GNH is to achieve a balanced development in all facets of life that are essential; for our happiness.
We are in the age of the Anthropocene when the fate of the planet and all life is within the power of mankind. Boundless consumerism, widening socio-economic inequality and instability is causing rapid natura resource depletion and degradation. Climate change, species extinction, multiple crises, growing insecurity, instability and conflicts are not only diminishing our well-being but are also threatening our very survival.
Today, it is inconceivable for modern society to function without the business of commerce, finance, industry or trade. These very factors are altering human destiny by the day in extraordinary ways, both positive and negative. GNH directly addresses such global, national and individual challenges by pointing to the non-material roots of well-being and offering ways to balance and satisfy the dual needs of the human being within the limits of what nature can provide on a sustainable basis.
The Economy of Happiness and Well-Being
We support the emergence of new economic paradigms
Growing inequalities, lost diversity, pandemics, and climate change are only some of the serious challenges that humanity faces in the coming decades. All of these crises are interconnected, and we cannot confront them in isolation. Our current economic systems are not designed to deliver a balanced approach to social and environmental initiatives. World Happiness Foundation Founder, Luis Gallardo addresses these issues in his report on The Economy of Happiness and Well-Being.
An economy is a collection of norms and rules that reward certain behaviors and punish others. The economies of the 21st century destroy natural wealth, degrade communal bonds, and incentivize overconsumption. This is how our economies have evolved to function, which also means that we can change them and evolve in new directions. It is time we think about how.