EU policies related to beyond GDP

2023
The 2023 Strategic Foresight Report, ‘Sustainability and wellbeing at the heart of Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy’, calls for the development of metrics for sustainable and inclusive wellbeing.
The Eurostat report, 'Sustainable development in the European Union' is published together with the European Semester Spring Package, to increase its integration in the European Semester.
2022
The 8th Environment Action Programme to 2030 enters into force, guiding European environmental policy until the end of the decade and reiterating the EU’s long-term vision to 2050 of living well and within planetary boundaries.
2020
The 2020 Strategic Foresight Report, ‘Charting the course towards a more resilient Europe’ analyses the EU’s resilience across 4 dimensions: social and economic, geopolitical, green and digital.
2019
The 2019 Council conclusions on the Economy of Wellbeing calls for a shift towards a wellbeing economy, putting people and their wellbeing at the centre of policy and decision-making.
The establishment of the first von der Leyen Commission confirms the EU’s commitment to the 2030 agenda through a 'whole-of-government’ approach.
2017
The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission proclaim the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gothenburg Summit, setting out 20 key principles to lead towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive and full of opportunity in the 21st century.
2015
UN Member States adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - central to peace and prosperity. The EU contributes to the development of the 2030 Agenda and commits to implementing the SDGs in all policies.
2013
The European Commission publishes the Staff Working Document 'Progress on GDP and beyond'.
2011
The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety issues the report, 'GDP and beyond: Measuring progress in a changing world'.
2009
The Commission issues the Communication 'GDP and beyond: Measuring progress in a changing world'.
2007
The EU’s beyond GDP initiative begins with a high-level conference, organised by the European Commission, European Parliament, Club of Rome, OECD and WWF.