“The CSIN is a place for Canadian sustainability indicator and reporting practitioners to exchange ideas, data, and methods and to circulate announcements.” For more information, visit Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) (Canada) 

“As useful a tool as it is, GDP only tells us about our economic productivity, assuming that all growth is good when in fact, spending on crime or natural disasters contributes to productivity. Further, GDP tells us nothing about our people, our environment, our democracy, or other aspects of life that matter to Canadians.” For…

“The Ethical Markets Quality of Life Indicators, originally the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators and first published in 2000 in book format, are the result of an extensive six-year study by a multi-disciplinary group of practitioners and scholars from government agencies, for-profit firms, and nonprofit organizations who see the need for more practical and sophisticated…

“The Happy Planet Index is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world… Created by Friends of the Earth.” For more information, visit Happy Planet Index (UK) 

“The Inclusive Wealth Index, first launched at the Rio +20 conference, presented to states a way of measuring their wealth, growth, and societal progress in more inclusive and sustainable ways. A unique initiative of United Nations University International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (UNU-IHDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Index…

“The Legatum Prosperity Index is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 142 countries. The ranking is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth and quality of life.” For more information, visit Legatum Prosperity Index (Global)