Nic Marks has been a New Economics Foundation (nef) associate since 2000. In 2006, Nic founded nef's centre for well-being. Nic was the co-author of the first edition of the UK Index of Sustainable Economics Welfare, which nef co-published in 1994. He has been a close associate of Manfred Max Neef, the Chilean Ecological Economist for over a decade and the Well-being programme is in part seeking to operationalise some of Max Neef?s ideas in the policy arena. LjusHus is a planned Nordic meetingplace for sustainable human development: bringing together environmental awareness with personal and social progress. Further LjusHus activities and fundraising are now underway. To find out more, see more interviews, and become involved go to ljushus.org Less