GDP hits retirement age
2014 marks an important, if unnoticed, anniversary. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is now eighty years old. Born in 1934 and in active service until 1944, GDP is an elderly pensioner. The measurement has...
View ArticleHow business counts: aligning water sustainability metrics for the...
There is wide consensus that business will play a critical role in implementing the SDGs. Now the question is how? Chris West, Stockholm Environment Institute, describes a new consultation exploring...
View ArticleEconomic quality over quantity as Shanghai discards GDP target
Shanghai has become the first major Chinese city to discard its official economic growth target, as China attempts to shift focus towards the quality of economic growth rather than just the quantity,...
View ArticleMWM Report - Global Goals that work: For business, government and people
Six months on from the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals in January 2016, a new report, 'Global Goals that work: For business, government and people', focuses on practical progress for...
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