The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2019

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................. 3
1 SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS ...................................................................... 4
1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS: COMPETITIVENESS INDEX 2019: ................................................... 5
1.2 SUSTAINABLE VS. CONVENTIONAL COMPETITIVENESS .................................................. 6
1.3 SOVEREIGN BOND RATINGS DO NOT REFLECT RISKS ................................................... 7
1.4 HIGHER SUSTAINABILITY EQUALS HIGHER WEALTH..................................................... 9
1.5 THE 2019 GLOBAL INDEX RANKINGS .................................................................... 10
2 NATURAL CAPITAL .......................................................................................... 12
3 GOVERNANCE EFFICIENCY ............................................................................... 15
4 INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL ................................................................................... 18
5 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 21
6 SOCIAL CAPITAL .............................................................................................. 24
7 FROM EVALUATING TO DEFINING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS ................ 26
7.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS ............................................... 28
7.2 SHARED VALUES .............................................................................................. 29
7.3 OUTLINING SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE ................................................................ 30
8 SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS MODEL & INDEX METHODOLOGY ................. 33
8.1 THE SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS MODEL ......................................................... 33
8.2 COMPETITIVENESS INDICATORS ........................................................................... 36
8.3 INDEX CALCULATION ......................................................................................... 40
9 DATA TABLES .................................................................................................. 42
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