Policy recommendations on alternative growth initiatives

This deliverable examines how alternative growth approaches—green growth, post‑growth, and post‑development—can inform transformative policymaking toward sustainable wellbeing across Europe, South Africa, and Ecuador. Drawing on interviews, policy labs, and territorial fieldwork, the report analyses how political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal (PESTEL) forces shape both barriers and opportunities for systemic change. European cases highlight government‑led post‑growth initiatives and agrifood transitions, while South African grassroots innovations reveal community‑driven green growth shaped by Ubuntu. Ecuadorian experiences demonstrate pluriversal, post‑development pathways rooted in Indigenous territoriality and sufficiency, showing that “sustainable wellbeing trajectories are not structured around economic growth.” The report concludes with cross‑context policy recommendations emphasising coalition‑building, context‑sensitive governance, territorial knowledge, and organisational models oriented toward sufficiency, resilience, and ecological care.