Comprehensive Wealth in Canada Public Forum
Comprehensive wealth measures the country’s produced, natural, human, financial and social capital.
Comprehensive wealth measures the country’s produced, natural, human, financial and social capital.
Unlike GDP and other short-term indicators used to assess national progress, comprehensive wealth measures the assets that are the foundation of well-being in the long run. (Click for a deeper explanation.)
At an evening reception (5:00 pm - 7:30 pm) on October 30, IISD will launch the second edition of the Comprehensive Wealth in Canada report. The report’s findings offer new insights into the sustainability of development, suggesting Canada’s well-being is not as robust as might be expected.
Upcoming events
Moving Beyond GDP at HLPF 2024: From ambition to action on SDG target 17.19
This HLPF 2024 virtual side event will explore lessons learned from building complementary measures to GDP in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
IGF 20th Annual General Meeting
Leading international mining policy forum, focusing on balancing the need for minerals with protecting people and the planet
2024 Investment Policy Forum
The 16th edition of the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Investment Policy Forum will be held in Manila, the Philippines, in October 2024.
Nature-Based Infrastructure 5-Week Program
The Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre's 5-Week Live Program is back this autumn, helping investors, policymakers, infrastructure planners, and other stakeholders to make the case for building with nature.