Introduction

Abstract

We live in a world plagued by cyclical crises where challenges constantly emerge, demanding agility in response and adaptation. The advent of the COVID-19 crisis, which quickly spread worldwide, has accelerated transformations and anticipated many challenges in work. The crisis put even more in evidence the limitations of health systems, the precariousness of many jobs, and housing insufficiency, pointing to the fragility of human life and the global vulnerability of the planet. Many ethical and social issues were raised, making us realise that centuries of an economy centred on economic power had postponed a human-centred and environmentally responsible model. Governments and society, in general, seem to have realised that People, the Planet, and the Prosperity, as presented by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, could not continue to be ignored to the detriment of greater economic and political interests.