Iceland is one of the three founding members of the Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo) initiative.

WEAll Ambassador and Global Council member Kristin Vala Ragnasdottir (known as Vala) was instrumental in Iceland’s decision to be part of WEGo and she continues to engage with the Icelandic government.

Vala is also the founder of the emerging WEAll Iceland hub, hosting inclusive salons in her own home to discuss new economy ideas, taking to the streets alongside the Fridays for Future movement to raise awareness of the wellbeing economy, and running the pioneering AdaptEcon PhD programme.

Latest updates from Iceland

Wellbeing Economics isn't a question of left and right

Blog by Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir, WEAll Ambassador and Professor of Sustainability Science at the University of Iceland June 2, 2020 A

How Iceland is already using its wellbeing framework in tackling the Covid-19 crisis

Lessons from Iceland on building a wellbeing economy

The BBC has done an in-depth report on Iceland's ambitions to build a wellbeing economy as part of the Wellbeing

Bringing the Nordic education model to living room salons

By Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir 6 December, 2019 Vala is a WEAll Ambassador, member of the WEAll Global Council and leader

Wellbeing Economy in media headlines around the world this week

Wellbeing economy ideas are making a splash around the world. Global and national media outlets are giving them more and

Epiphanies: where my life took new turns

By Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir November 21, 2019 Vala is a WEAll Ambassador, member of the WEAll Global Council and leader

Hoping to improve government satisfaction rates among citizens? Consider putting wellbeing at the heart of public policy

By Samantha Kagan Those who follow the development and proliferation of wellbeing economics are likely already aware that earlier this

Why the steel economy needs to build in circularity from the start

The circularity paradox in the European steel industry What happens when solutions to economic system challenges start to create their

TEDx-style talks about the wellbeing economy at AdaptEcon Summit, Reykjavik

In August, WEAll Ambassador Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir brought together the WEAll Knowledge and Policy cluster with the PhD students close

The OECD as the clinic to get our economies off growth? - blog by Katherine Trebeck

The OECD has convening power. It has influencing power. And it has the power of its policy advice. It can

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