SHEM webinar on Ethics and Metrics

The Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM) is hosting a webinar on 6 February 2025 at 14h UTC, titled 'The ethical limits of economic equity'. The event will be animated by Dr. Tadhg O'Mahony and Juan Garay, SHEM's co-founder. They will discuss the necessity of comprehensive measures to address the core issues of our time: growing inequalities and environmental sustainability.

O'Mahony has been developing a framework for both conceptualization and implementation at the forefront of thinking on emissions mitigation and sustainable development internationally. In this enlightening session, O'Mahony will be joined by Juan Garay to delve into the critical issues of our time: growing inequalities and environmental sustainability. Together, they will explore the necessity of comprehensive measures to tackle these challenges head-on. Don’t miss this chance to engage with leading experts on building a more sustainable and equitable future! Read more and register here.

Recommended Reading

• Towards a General Theory of Sustainable Development: Using a Sustainability Window Approach to Explore All Possible Scenario Paths of Economic Growth and Degrowth - Jyrki Luukkanen, Jarmo Vehmas, Jari Kaivo-oja and Tadhg O’Mahony
• Enough is Enough, and More is Too Much: Between Basic Dignity and Excess/Hoarding Thresholds - Juan Garay

This webinar in part of SHEM's series on 'Ethics and Metrics', launched in 2024. The first webinar, titled 'CO₂ Emissions: Ethical Limits & Life Lost', took place on 14 August 2024. Read more and watch the video recording here. The second webinar, titled 'Criteria of sustainable models as a basis for equitable wellbeing', took place on 18 September 2024 and you can find more information here.

The Sustainable Health Equity Movement (SHEM), a coalition dedicated to advancing health equity globally, was launched in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. IAP is a founding member of SHEM and continues to actively engage with its activities.