Finnish Expert Panel for Sustainable Development
Name: The Finnish Expert Panel for Sustainable Development (Kestävyyspaneeli)
Established in: 2013 (The Panel has be given a renewed mandate in December 2022)
Role: The Finnish Expert Panel for Sustainable Development is an independent scientific body which helps to lead Finland towards sustainable development by adding scientific and ethical views to decision-making processes and societal dialogue.
The panel aims to take Finland towards a globally sustainable society and support long-term decision-making by promoting societal change that takes into account both the environment and human wellbeing; by raising difficult but critical issues of sustainable development in public debate; and by helping to find mutually complementary and fair solutions to conflicting sustainability goals.
Duties: The panel helps to identify systemic problems associated with sustainability and potential ways to solve them. Furthermore, the panel aims to accelerate and predict societal changes that will enhance human wellbeing, while safeguarding the environment. The panel seeks to exert wide-ranging influence in society, and its special task is to support the Finnish national Commission on Sustainable Development, which is an influential forum consisting of societal decision-makers and chaired by the Prime Minister.
Composition: Panel has fourteen expert members who represent a broad range of scientific fields, universities, and research institutions.
The secretariat: The Expert Panel serves as an independent scientific panel in conjunction with the Prime Minister’s Office, where it has a full-time Secretary General coordinating the work of the Panel.
