The Big Picture – Measuring what Matters
Measuring what matters
86% of stock exchanges are launching sustainability indices
Economic metrics such as GDP and quarterly reports were never meant to be seen in isolation and tell us nothing about the resilience of an economy or business.
Investors are now asking for different indices and governments such as Canada, Botswana and India are developing new GDP metrics to understand what is really happening in their economies.
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On Monday, Moody’s credit rating agency announced that the British economy has a ‘negative outlook’. These two small words have...
How can markets, governments, companies and consumers together make the needed transition to a sustainable Green Economy? This is one of the key...
2012 ought to be a big year for sustainable investment. Calls for a more responsible approach to capitalism are growing, along with the sense...
There are many Rio dinosaurs roaming the planet at the moment. By that, I mean actors across the political scene – from civil society, to...
The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 report showed that China has become the largest investor in renewable energy projects. While...
Over the last few years the concept of a green economy has crept from the fringes of political discourse and into the mainstream. Whilst the term...
You would be forgiven for missing the launch last week of the government's vision for "Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy"....
GDP tracks national output using money flows, which its inventor Simon Kuznets warned was never intended to measure overall progress. GDP reporting...
To enable businesses to function more sustainably, mechanisms to encourage long-term thinking should be introduced.
Are our structures of...
The Happy Planet Index - an index of human well-being and environmental impact that was introduced by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in 2006
Gross National Happiness Commission (Bhutan) - a part of the government tasked with ensuring that all policies promote sustainable development, preserve cultural values, conserve the natural environment, and establish good governance.
The Green Transition Scorecard - a new tool developed by Ethical Markets Media to track private investments in sustainable green economic activities worldwide.
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Glimpses of a green economy
We're not there yet, but the good news is there's already plenty of innovation underway to provide a glimpse of what's to come… Read more >>
