The World Sufficiency Lab (WSL) is a pioneering non-profit and independent think-to-do tank headquartered in Paris, with national hubs across the globe.
WSL is grounded in the belief that meeting fundamental human needs within ecological limits is not only possible, but essential.
Drawing on Manfred Max-Neef’s Human Needs Framework and the ethical-scientific theoretical foundations behind the sufficiency concept, WSL champions sufficiency as a guiding principle for governance, business, and everyday life.
As the leading global resource and voice for sufficiency, WSL drives systemic change through four strategic pillars:
1- research by closing knowledge gaps through co-creative, transdisciplinary inquiry.
2- Capacity Building by equipping individuals, institutions, and policymakers with actionable sufficiency frameworks.
3- Community building by uniting a diverse ecosystem of sufficiency actors to foster collaboration and solidarity.
4- Engagement by championing sufficiency-centered governance across industries and political agendas.
WSL challenges the dominant economic paradigm by focusing on needs satisfiers, instead of consumption and production of economic goods.
WSL is shaping a future where human flourishing and ecological integrity go hand in hand.
Company Details
- Employees
- 4
- Founded
- 2024
- Address
- Paris, Fr
- Industry
- Research Services
- NAICS
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Scientific Research and Development ServicesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- HQ
- Paris
- Competitors
- International Degrowth Network, Canterbury Environment Company (Canenco), Local Impact Melbourne, Post Growth Institute, Climate Adaptation Resilience Empowerment (CARE) Program, Degrowth Journal, I4CE - Institut de l'économie pour le climat / Institute for Climate Economics, Post-growth Innovation Lab, Room Escape Williamsburg, Académie du Climat.
World Sufficiency Lab Questions
World Sufficiency Lab's website is https://www.thesufficiencylab.org/
World Sufficiency Lab's LinkedIn profile is https://fr.linkedin.com/company/world-sufficiency-lab
World Sufficiency Lab has
4 employees.
View email and phone details for 4
employees at World Sufficiency Lab.
World Sufficiency Lab's industry is
Research Services
World Sufficiency Lab's top competitors are
International Degrowth Network,
Canterbury Environment Company (Canenco),
Local Impact Melbourne,
Post Growth Institute,
Climate Adaptation Resilience Empowerment (Care) Program,
Degrowth Journal,
I4ce - Institut De L'économie Pour Le Climat / Institute For Climate Economics,
Post-Growth Innovation Lab,
Room Escape Williamsburg,
Académie Du Climat.
World Sufficiency Lab's categories are Research Services
World Sufficiency Lab's founding year is 2024
