Focus on kindness and empathy to drive climate agenda 

Recasting climate action and sustainability as a route to happiness is an important strategy for governments seeking to engage people, communities, and companies in achieving sustainable development goals

Bhutan measures its success as Gross National Happiness. 

Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated the International Day of Happiness on March 20, as a way of highlighting the importance of happiness to people around the world. 

The idea was proposed by Bhutan, a country that has measured its success since the 1970s as Gross National Happiness rather than Gross National Product.