Workshops & seminars
During the Forum, a number of workshops and seminars, organised by the OECD and some of its key partners, further enriching the agenda. These were organised throughout the 3 days for the Forum starting on the morning of Monday 4 November and provided participants an opportunity to meet other participants in a more informal setting and exchange on key issues related to the themes explored during the Forum. More details on each event are available below.
Integrating the value of nature, people, society and future wellbeing in business decision making
Workshop organised by Capitals Coalition
When: 4 November 2024, 9:00-11:00
Where: Studio 3, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
In this workshop, we explored how organisations and businesses can transform economic decision-making by integrating the value of nature, people, society and the economy. Systems thinking is at the core of this transformation, integrating our understanding of impacts and dependencies on natural, social, human as well as produced capitals, to achieve wellbeing for all people. Join us to hear about the practical steps being taken to integrate nature and people into business decision-making, while ensuring that there is transparency on the underlying logic and confidence that the metrics used, are fit for purpose. We demystified how this can be done, demonstrate real world examples, and to show how it can both inform and transform economic decision making.
Learn more here.
Building momentum for sustainable and inclusive well-being: interactive discussion
Workshop organised by OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 4 November 2024, 9:00-11:00
Where: Studio 2, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
This workshop fostered a brainstorming conversation about how to best advance the well-being agenda.
Disruptive paths to social innovation: co-designing an Integrated Welfare Wallet
Workshop organised by the Fast Forward Foundation.
When: 4 Novembre 2024, 10:30-12:30
Where: Studio 1, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
By integrating diverse areas of welfare, it is possible not only to optimise resource allocation but also to ease access to a comprehensive range of services and develop welfare solutions tailored to individual needs. Technological advancements, particularly in digital payments and data science, are the lynchpin that could facilitate this integration. The Fast Forward Foundation's workshop unveiled and discussed an innovative tool designed to align fast payment systems with social purposes: the “Integrated Welfare Wallet”. This co-design workshop engaged public and private actors in a rich multidisciplinary discussion exploring opportunities and challenges of the project.
For more information about this workshop, please contact: info@fffoundation.eu
The Journey to Financial Well-Being Through Financial Inclusion
Seminar organised by Bank of Italy
When: 4 November 2024, 11:30- 12:30
Where: Studio 2, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Thanks to several policy innovations, financial inclusion in terms of access and usage has experienced significant growth all over the world. However, 1.5 billion people remain excluded, especially the most vulnerable segments of the population. Moreover, many challenges remain related to the quality of financial inclusion. In this seminar, we discussed the policies that may help people fully benefit from financial inclusion, achieving better financial well-being.
Following a keynote speech by Luigi Federico Signorini, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, Luis Mansur, Head of the Department for Financial Citizenship Promotion at the Banco Central do Brasil, presented a 15-minute intervention on financial inclusion in Brazil, titled "Financial Inclusion for Financial Well-Being: The Brazilian experience and the G20 GPFI priority." Afterwards, Magda Bianco, Head of the Directorate General for Consumer Protection and Financial Education at the Bank of Italy, delivered a 15-minute presentation on "Measuring Financial Well-being: The Italian proposal based on administrative and survey data collected by the Bank of Italy." Following the presentations, there was an open discussion.
For more information, please contact: TEF.FinancialEducation@bancaditalia.it.
Building Well-being for People and Planet: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships
Seminar organised by The Generali Group
When: 4 November 2024, 11:30-12:45 (including a networking lunch from 12:45-13:30)
Where: Studio 3, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
This seminar will emphasised the necessity of re-thinking well-being approaches amidst contemporary global challenges, focusing on climate change, demographic shifts, and workforce transformation. These issues significantly impact well-being, inclusion, and equal opportunities, affecting physical and mental health, economic stability, and social cohesion. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are essential in this context as they can enable collaborative efforts to promote resilient infrastructure and sustainable financing mechanisms, leveraging the strengths of both sectors to address sustainability challenges effectively. International organisations like UNDP and OECD can play crucial roles by raising awareness, advocating for holistic policies, and supporting resilience strategies. Generali, as a global insurance leader, contributes through innovative insurance solutions for climate adaptation, inclusive products for underserved populations, and investment in education and awareness programs. This event aimed to foster dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, highlighting the importance of integrating well-being for people and the planet and promoting a future where resilience and sustainability are central priorities.
Learn more here.
Meeting of the OECD Knowledge Exchange Platform on Well-being Metrics and Policy Practice (KEP) network experts
Workshop organised by OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 5 November 2024, 8:00-8:50
Where: Studio 2, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
The OECD WISE Knowledge Exchange Platform on Well-being Metrics and Policy Practice (KEP for short) was formally launched in November 2023 to facilitate peer learning across OECD governments. KEP activities include an online resource portal, and a series of knowledge exchange workshops. This meeting was open to experts from OECD member governments. It provided an update of KEP activities to date, and be an opportunity to provide feedback.
You can visit the KEP portal here.
Measuring progress on sustainable development and going Beyond GDP: Next Steps after the UN Summit of the Future
Seminar organised by Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS)
When: 5 November 2024, 8:00-8:50
Where: Studio 1, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
On the 22-23 September 2024, world leaders came together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future at the UN Summit of the Future. At this high-level event, the key document Pact for the Future was adopted, including a specific Action (53) to “develop a framework on measures of progress on sustainable development to complement and go beyond gross domestic product”. This morning seminar brought together a number of high-level experts to discuss the way forward and the possible implications to ensure that the new framework builds consistently on existing initiatives at national and international level, while filling the stated purpose of guiding government action, development finance, and technical cooperation.
Learn more here
How’s Life? 2024 - Well-being and Resilience in Times of Crisis
Seminar organised by the OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 5 November 2024, 13:00 – 13:45
Where: Teatro Studio, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
How have recent global crises impacted well-being across OECD countries? The 6th edition of the “How’s Life?” report presents the latest insights from over 80 indicators in the OECD Well-being Framework, assessing social, economic, and environmental outcomes that matter most to people’s lives. It identifies current social, inclusion and sustainability challenges, and highlights key policy areas and emerging risks needing further attention.
This interactive launch was joined by the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and the WISE Centre Director Romina Boarini.
Learn more here.
Inequality-related system-level risks: Presenting the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures
Seminar organised by the OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 5 November 2024, 08:00 – 08:50
Where: Studio 3, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
This seminar will presented a recent initiative to create a Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD), which aims to build a global disclosure framework to enable businesses and financial institutions to strengthen the measurement and reporting of social and inequality-related impacts, dependencies, risks, and opportunities. In doing so, the TISFD aims to act as a knowledge partner to existing sustainability disclosure standard-setters and regulators, and contribute to greater harmonisation of social sustainability disclosures.
Learn more here.
Empowering Children Through Better Environments
Seminar organised by the OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 6 November 2024, 8:00-8:50
Where: Studio 3, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
Children’s well-being and development are deeply impacted by the environments in which they grow up. Creating positive and stimulating spaces for children is complex, as these environments offer both opportunities and risks, especially when children lack the resources to fully benefit from them or manage potential dangers. This is particularly relevant in their local neighbourhoods, in educational settings, and digital spaces, where children spend a substantial amount of time. This seminar explored the key challenges in creating supportive physical and digital spaces for children, and how coordinated efforts from policymakers, the private sector, third parties, and communities can help address these issues. Specifically, it presented findings from research projects carried out by the OECD WISE Centre, as well as examples from practice. This seminar also discussed actions to achieve wider implementation of child-friendly environments.
The nexus between well-being and productivity: what’s next in the research agenda and why that matters for corporates and investors
Seminar organised by the OECD Centre on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)
When: 6 November 2024, 8:00-8:50
Where: Studio 1, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
The rapid rise of corporate sustainability has mobilised the private sector to address social and environmental risks and impacts. Even though for many market actors, the rise of “ESG” has always been about strengthening the bottom line, recent years have seen a backlash pushed by those who believe that environmental and social objectives are not the responsibility of business. At the same time, advances in the regulatory space will necessitate further corporate attention to environmental and social issues, although it is yet unclear whether this will truly drive transformative change.
Against these developments, questions around the relevance of well-being, diversity and inclusion for market actors remain pertinent. While there are intrinsic reasons why companies and financial institutions may choose to contribute to people’s well-being, there continues to be a need to strengthen the financial case and evaluate the relationship between the well-being of workers, workplace inequalities and (lack of) diversity, and productivity and firm performance.
During this seminar, we considered the state of research about the linkages between well-being, diversity, and firm-level and investor-level outcomes. The discussion provided a space to reflect on the practical implications of the existing evidence base for businesses and financial institutions in the current environment.
Beyond GDP to sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Workshop organised by MERGE
When: 6 November 2024, 08:00 -08:50
Where: Studio 2, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
MERGE brings together various research fields, civil society actors and policymakers in the European and International context, working towards ensuring that the new paradigm of Sustainable and Inclusive Wellbeing (SIWB) can be fully embedded into policymaking processes. It integrates the emerging frameworks, metrics, models, and policies being developed and discussed as part of a range of ongoing Horizon Europe funded projects. Together, they argue that the conceptual framework of Sustainable and Inclusive Wellbeing is increasingly relevant and has the potential to inform the ongoing policy debate on more inclusive and sustainable economic policies. To transform the current system will require not just scattered efforts but a new integrated system of metrics, models, and policies all aimed at achieving the new goal of SIWB rather than merely seeing economic growth as an end.
This seminar discussed the novelty of the framework and explore how it can be applied in practice. A recent policy advocacy paper was briefly presented followed by short inputs by high-level experts in this field, the seminar will provide an interactive space to discuss further integrating SIWB at EU and international level.
Learn more here.
Cooking and eating together: exploring the connection between well-being and food
Workshop organised by Ajinomoto
When: 6 November 2024, 13:10 -14:10 (lunchboxes will be available during the workshop)
Where: Studio 3, Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Moricone
What we eat has a major impact on our health and well-being – but so does how we eat.
Drawing on a leading survey commissioned by Ajinomoto in partnership with Gallup, this workshop dove deep into why how we eat, as well as what we eat, has a major impact on our subjective well-being. Findings from new research, conducted by Oxford University, also uncovered how our relationship with food is changing, the importance of sharing meals, social connection and showcase solutions for improving our overall well-being.