Human Development and the Ecological Footprint

Jay OwenBeyond GDP

  Tell a Friend   Subscribe     Footprint Network Blog Our Partners We’re Hiring Ecological Footprint Newsroom About Us About Global Footprint Network   Our mission is to promote a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to …

A New Purpose for an Old Metric: The Green Transition Scoreboard

kristyGreen Prosperity

September 27, 2012— Countries tout GDP; shareholders track return on investment. Money-denominated metrics are intuitively (if incorrectly) understood. Money is information, even as we have progressed beyond money as the only measure of success. Ethical Markets Media follows Beyond GDP indicators such as the UN’s Human Development Index (HDI) and …

Human Development Report Calls for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

kristyBeyond GDP

2011 Human Development Index Covers Record 187 Countries, Territories, Puts Norway at Top, DR Congo last Read the whole report · Health, income advancement in developing countries jeopardized by inaction on climate change, habitat destruction, report shows · Wealth and gender disparities linked to environmental hazards COPENHAGEN, Nov.2, 2011—Norway, Australia, …

Un Human Development Rankings Place Norway At The Top And Dr Congo Last

kristyBeyond GDP

UN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT RANKINGS PLACE NORWAY AT THE TOP AND DR CONGO LAST New York, Nov 2 2011 4:05PM Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead this year?s newly released Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, the annual United Nations measure of progress in human well-being, while the Democratic Republic of the …