Treasury Guest Lecture: Wellbeing Report Seminar Series - Kate Raworth & Andrew Fanning

About this presentation If humanity’s 21st century challenge is to create a world that meets the needs of all within the means of the living planet, right now all countries need to transform to achieve it - albeit in different ways given unique contexts and histories. Kate Raworth and Andrew Fanning will present the core concepts and tools of Doughnut Economics and share perspectives for Aotearoa / New Zealand with examples from change-makers worldwide –in communities, cities, and government - who are working to turn these ideas into transformative action. About the presenters Kate Raworth is an ecological economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries and author of the best-selling book, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist, which has been translated into more than 20 languages. Kate is also the co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, which is putting these ideas into action with communities, cities, businesses, and educators. Dr Andrew Fanning is an ecological economist exploring how to move our interconnected societies towards the goal of meeting the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. He is passionate about finding ways to make progress towards this goal visible in data. Andrew is Research & Data Analysis Lead at Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. His research has been published in leading journals, such as Nature Sustainability and Lancet Planetary Health, and he presents ideas and results regularly in different settings. About this seminar series Te Tai Waiora is part of Treasury’s wider work to consider the broader impacts of policy advice in a systematic and evidenced way. We hope that the findings and analysis in Te Tai Waiora will stimulate robust public debates about our shared future and the priorities for improving wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand, both inside and outside of the public service. The report is supported by a number of background papers. As part of our engagement approach, we have been running a wellbeing seminar series with leading academics and experts in the field. Watch the Wellbeing Report Seminars Find out more at https://www.treasury.govt.nz/