Absent Quote by Helen Clark

“GDP omits many dimensions of the quality of life that matter to people.”

— Robert J. Gordon

“Besides being blind to lots of good things, the GDP also benefits from all manner of human suffering. Gridlock, drug abuse, adultery? Goldmines for…

— Rutger Bregman

“GDP doesn’t register, as Robert Kennedy put it, “the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, or the intelligence of our…

— Eric Weiner

...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon which any…

— Jonathon Porritt

What the hell does economic status matter if our soul...has no value.

— Romeo Santos

GDP tells you nothing about sustainability

— Joseph Stiglitz

GDP has been a con perpetrated upon the poor of the world: a measure of economic activity and not of actual wealth. What it…

— Barry Gardiner

What we miss is how unsustainable that is. Even bigger is the idea that we as a nation are not made up of businesses,…

— Brian Ulrich

“What we need is a “dashboard” complete with an array of indicators to track the things that make life worthwhile – money and growth,…

— Rutger Bregman

“GDP does not and cannot tell the whole story. Activities that do not require money changing hands are not counted as part of GDP—which…

— Muhammad Yunus

If we don't figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent…

— Tim Wise

If we dont figure out a way to create equity, real equity, of opportunity and access, to good schools, housing, health care, and decent…

— Tim Wise