Pierre-Eric Sutter. About the HPI | Happy Planet Index. Saamah Abdallah Saamah Abdallah has worked on the Happy Planet Index since the first edition in 2006, developed the methodology for calculating the Index, and leads all the data aspects of the project. Aside from the HPI, Saamah has worked for 17 years on the application of wellbeing science to policy and the promotion of alternative indicators of progress. In 2016, Saamah won an award from the Community Indicators Consortium as Emerging Leader in the field of Community Indicators. Saamah joined the team at the Hot or Cool Institute in March 2023, and is responsible for future developments of the Happy Planet Index.
Saamah has just completed a PhD in Communications Science and Political Psychology at the University of Erfurt in Germany. He lives in a small post-industrial town in the midst of the forests of Eastern Germany. Saamah’s research can be found on ResearchGate. Supporters | Happy Planet Index. Like never before, ordinary people and politicians now agree that we need new measures of progress. The Happy Planet Index has attracted worldwide attention as an important part of this agenda. See what some of our high profile supporters have said about the HPI, and who has signed up to our Happy Planet Charter.
Everyone accepts that GDP alone cannot tell us anything of substance about how we are doing as a species. It tells us nothing of the state of our planet, or the wellbeing of its people. It is simply an indiscriminate measurement of economic activity. The Happy Planet Index is a step towards developing alternatives. The Happy Planet Index shows that living a green life isn’t about wearing a hair-shirt – it’s about improving the quality of life for all of us, at a lower cost to the environment. The Happy Planet Index makes an excellent contribution to the debate about how Governments can pursue their goal of creating a better quality of life now and in the future.
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