JRC Statistical Audit of the Competitive Sustainability Index 2022
‘Competitive sustainability’ is to be understood as the ability of economies, companies and industrial ecosystems to excel relative to international competitors in their transition to sustainable economy – with climate neutrality at its core – through investment in the necessary innovation. The concept was introduced by the European Commission in its 2020 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy. In November 2021 the Competitiveness Council called for new performance indicators to measure the success of its industrial policy. The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, following a working paper on the rationale for competitive sustainability , operationalised the concept by developing the Competitive Sustainability Index to provide EU Member States with a tool to measure and benchmark competitive sustainability as determining element of a country’ ability to be competitive and to grow in a sustainable way.
The conceptual framework is populated with 84 indicators, further aggregated into 31 components, 10 sub-dimensions, 4 dimensions, and finally into an overall index. This statistical audit, conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), aims at maximising the reliability and transparency of the Competitive Sustainability Index framework. This statistical quality check should enable policy analysts and researchers alike to draw more relevant and meaningful advice to improve or fully unleash the competitive sustainability potential of the EU Member States.
SAISANA Michaela;
CAPERNA Giulio;
MOURA Carlos;
NEVES Ana Rita;
PAPADIMITRIOU Eleni;
2022-12-05
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC131560
978-92-76-59141-2 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31320 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-320-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131560,
10.2760/426908 (online),
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