ADEME Report, Well-being Indicators and Sufficiency: How to Navigate Their Use in Public Policy

Written by Fiona Ottaviani, co-director of the chair, and Lola Mercier Valero, research assistant, this synthesis report is intended for local authorities and local stakeholders engaged in sustainability transitions. Designed as a practical guide, it provides an overview of how well-being indicators are currently used in connection with sufficiency, and offers guidance on how to better mobilise them in public action.

The report (in French) highlights five main fields of application—from supporting emerging initiatives to steering public policies—drawing on concrete examples, methodological choices and key points of attention. Its aim is to support the uptake of well-being approaches while strengthening the articulation between social and environmental dimensions.

This info brief in French brings together the latest news from the Local Sustainability Transition and Well-being Chair. It presents the Chair’s contributions for professionals and the general public, including events, publications, interviews and articles.

This trend report gathers 9 emerging signals spotted by MSc Management of Sports & Outdoor Markets students. Articles are written in French or English, reflecting the international diversity of the this program. The articles, written in either French or English depending on the students’ academic tracks, offer distinctive and inspiring perspectives.

Libraries, schools, care homes and company premises can be opened to activities and users beyond their original purpose. The study explores emerging practices of shared and multi-use spaces in public and social infrastructure. “This white paper, produced by the Chair, is intended for professionals interested in the implementation of this approach.
Read Fiona Ottaviani’s interview about the project

This information update brings together the latest news from the Local Sustainability Transition and Well-being Chair. It includes contributions aimed at professionals and the general public: events, publications, interviews and articles in French.

This report, published by the Ecological Transition Agency (ADEME in French), provides a synthesis of 17 initiatives aimed at developing well-being indicators (in France and internationally). It seeks to assess the social and environmental co-benefits identified in well-being approaches and addresses key questions such as: Is well-being associated with sufficiency? If so, which dimensions of well-being are most critical for sufficiency? What do well-being indicators reveal about the articulation between social and environmental sustainability?

The study is based on a literature review, interviews and collaborative workshops. For each initiative, a summary factsheet is provided.

Within the Local Sustainability Transition and Well-being Chair, Albane Grandazzi, Assistant Professor at GEM, coordinates a research project entitled ““Living spaces, workspaces and local contexts”.

This pioneering research focuses on the evolving uses of workspaces and is conducted in collaboration with several public, non-profit and private partners, including Korus Group.

Zero Net Land Take: Turning Constraints into Opportunities for Regenerative Action?

Fifteen public and private actors from the Grenoble ecosystem took part in the 2023–2024 Territorial Innovation Catalyst Programme, led by the Local Sustainability Transition and Well-being Chair at GEM.

At the heart of the foresight work was the Zero Net Land Take policy and a key question: how can a regulatory constraint become an opportunity to regenerate local places?
Read the interview with Delphine Gatti, Innovation Programme Manager