Human Rights Watch, 12 July 2024:
It’s time to change the metric by which much of the world traditionally measures economic wellbeing: gross domestic product (GDP). The drive for steadily higher GDP growth is fueling environmental disasters and worsening the lives of billions of people.
Instead of giving attention to GDP, governments should focus on developing a human rights economy which builds an economic system that enables all people to realize their human rights on a livable planet.
Fundamentally changing our economic system seems like an insurmountable challenge. But there are concrete actions states and international institutions can take to build an economic system that achieves progress for all, not just some, and safeguards our environment.