Webinar: Why We Need to Change How We Measure Our Wealth
Join us for a webinar that will explore the increasingly popular concept of "comprehensive wealth" and how it is being used in Canada and internationally.
Comprehensive wealth is about measuring what matters in the long run.
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Time and Date: 9:00 a.m. CST, January 17, 2017.
Comprehensive wealth focuses on the role of people, the environment, and the economy in creating and sustaining well-being. It goes beyond merely measuring gross domestic product (GDP) and addresses issues that GDP cannot capture on its own.
Made up of five components—produced, financial, natural, human and social capital—comprehensive wealth is the holistic approach that will prove key to successfully guiding Canada through the 21st century and beyond.
This webinar explored this increasingly popular concept and how it is being used in Canada and internationally. It also looked at the potential that the it holds for better understanding our wealth in the future.
You can watch a recording of the webinar below.
Speakers:
Giles Atkinson
Giles Atkinson is Professor of Environmental Policy in the Department of Geography and Environment and an Associate of the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and Environment at the London School of Economics. Giles was a member of the UK Natural Capital Committee from 2012 to 2015 (an independent body advising HM Government on the unsustainable use of UK natural capital). He is currently a member of the World Bank's expert committee for its "WAVES Partnership" (Wealth Accounting for Ecosystem Services) and a member of the Steering Group for the Natural Capital Project led by the UK Office for National Statistics.
Robert Smith
Rob is an experienced consultant with an international reputation as an environment-economy expert. He has a broad knowledge of the science, policy and economics related to natural capital, climate change, natural resources, ecosystems, wastes, environmental technologies and environmental expenditures. In addition, he has deep knowledge of official statistics, including the national accounts. He is especially known for his work developing and promoting the concept of natural capital and its use as a basis for measuring sustainable development.
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WEBINAR: Pourquoi nous devons changer la façon dont nous mesurons notre richesse.
Heure et date: 9 h CST, 17 janvier 2017.
La richesse globale consiste à mesurer ce qui compte à long terme.
Elle met l'accent sur le rôle des personnes, de l'environnement et de l'économie dans la création et le maintien du bien-être. Elle va au-delà de la simple mesure du produit intérieur brut (PIB) et aborde des questions que le PIB ne peut pas saisir seul.
Composé de cinq composantes: le capital produit, financier, naturel, humain et social, la richesse globale est l'approche holistique qui sera la clé pour guider le Canada avec succès au XXIe siècle et au-delà.
Joignez-vous à nous pour un webinaire qui explorera ce concept naissant et comment il est utilisé au Canada et à l'étranger, ainsi que le potentiel qu'il contient pour une meilleure compréhension de notre richesse à l'avenir.
Haut-parleurs:
Giles Atkinson
Giles Atkinson est professeur de politique environnementale au Département de géographie et d'environnement et associé de l'Institut de recherche Grantham pour le changement climatique et l'environnement à l’École d’économie de Londres. Giles a été membre du Comité de Capital Naturel du Royaume-Uni de 2012-2015 (un organisme indépendant conseillé par le gouvernement de HM sur l'utilisation non durable du capital naturel britannique). Il est actuellement membre du comité d'experts de la Banque mondiale pour son «Partenariat WAVES» (Comptabilité patrimoniale pour les services écosystémiques) et membre du Groupe de pilotage du projet de capital naturel dirigé par le Bureau des statistiques nationales du Royaume-Uni.
Robert Smith
Rob est un consultant expérimenté qui jouit d'une réputation internationale en tant qu'expert en économie environnementale. Il possède une vaste connaissance des sciences, des politiques et de l'économie liées au capital naturel, au changement climatique, aux ressources naturelles, aux écosystèmes, aux déchets, aux technologies environnementales et aux dépenses environnementales. En outre, il possède une connaissance approfondie des statistiques officielles, y compris des comptes nationaux. Il est particulièrement connu pour son travail de développement et de promotion de la notion de capital naturel et son utilisation comme base pour mesurer le développement durable.
You can watch a recording of the webinar here.
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