Sustainable Development Indicators

Should company success be measured only by its profits or should we also take into account the impact its activities have on the environment and society? You've probably heard the expression, triple bottom line. Here are some ways how governments and the private sector can measure that bottom line and their progress towards achieving sustainable development.

Review Paper on Selected Capital-Based Sustainable Development Indicator Frameworks
World Bank Measure on Wealth of Nations
UN System of Integrated Economic and Environmental Accounts
Dashboard of Sustainability
Living Plant Index
Ecological Footprint (my preference)

2001 Environmental Sustainability Index
Includes Country Rankings

Roundtable on Sustainable Development
Genuine Savings
Ecological Footprint

Measuring Sustainable Development
Genuine Savings

Measuring Sustainable Development
Ecological Footprint

Read more:
National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy
Indicators and Information Systems for Sustainable Development