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SUMMARY:A New Framework of Values-Based Indicators and the ‘We Value’ 
 Toolkit - Professor Marie Harder\, University of Brighton
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CONTACT:Saba Hinrichs
DESCRIPTION:A very different approach to measuring values has resulted fro
 m the ESDinds Project (a two-year research project funded by the European 
 Union’s Seventh Framework Programme). It shows that ethical values can b
 e measured\, when locally defined\, by using a combination of indicators b
 ased on perceptions and observable outputs. An important result is the new
 ly developed set of WE VALUE indicators\, which allow civil society organi
 sations and businesses to measure the intangible things that are important
  to them. The WEVALUE process enables them to crystallize their vision and
  goals\, as they develop specific indicators and measurement methods. It c
 an also assist them to achieve new relationships with funders: building a 
 shared vocabulary around values helps both sides to appreciate each other.
 \n\n \n\nThis work has elements of co-inception\, co-design and co-product
 ion through action research with major and minor civil societies and unive
 rsity researchers.  The resulting framework has been startling effective\,
  opening up questions as to whether such an approach could be equally usef
 ul in fields like health\, pro-environmental behaviour change and new beyo
 nd-GDP economics (soft indicators for societal wellbeing). \n\n---\nProfes
 sor Marie Harder is Professor of Sustainable Waste Management at the Unive
 rsity of Brighton\, and the Coordinator of the EU FP7 Research project on 
 ESD Indicators entitled\, “The Development of Indicators & Assessment To
 ols for CSO Projects Promoting Values-based Education for Sustainable Deve
 lopment.” She has considerable experience in applied research in waste a
 nd recycling\, including boundaries across the physical and social science
 s\, working with businesses\, government agencies\, civil society and NGOs
 \, leading the Waste & Energy Research Group (WERG). This broad sustainabl
 e development approach has resulted in her work addressing issues in co-de
 sign\, communities of practice\, indicator design\, community engagement i
 n waste issues\, as well as physical sciences.
LOCATION:Arthur Marshall Meeting Room (next to EDC loft)\, Inglis Building
 \, Engineering Department
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