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The aging super-power set for decline The USA and China are the World’s largest economies. The new US administration is prioritising a set of new policies. China has announced changes to its power and party governance structure on the recent party congress. Both are based on a outspoken rhetoric of national strength and pride, and both […]
ESG risks and opportunities: sovereign bond and credit ratings need to integrate sustainability: Credit rating define the interest a country has to pay on loans, credits, state bonds, in short – on debt. Considering the level of state debts, the credit rating has a significant impact on the capital cost of nations. The most important […]
Korea & Sustainable Competitiveness Top in Innovation, bottom in resource management Korea is ranked on the 41st position of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2016. The breakdown of results shows a very mixed picture: Korea is the global Number One in terms of Intellectual Capital (the basis for Innovation) – but at the same time, […]
What The Donald !!! …maybe should be worried about. Or: why the US is only ranked 32 in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index. An analyis of the sustainable competitiveness of the USA, derived from the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index The US is currently only ranked 32 of 180 nations in the GSCI, scoring only 10% […]
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness 2016 is topped by Sweden Scandinavia tops the GSCI (again); Germany ranked 14, Japan 15, UK 21, US only 32, China 37 SolAbility releases the rankings of the 5th edition of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI). The GSCI is based on an inclusive competitiveness model, analysing 109 indicators. In order […]
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2016 is out! The 5th edition of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index is out! Read more…
The USA is ranked 41th of 180 countries in the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index 2015 . The US scores below the global average in resource intensity and social cohesion, and while the intellectual capital score is considerably above the global average, it is also significantly below the global best score. In none of the fundamental […]
The 4th edition of the Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index is out Scandinavian countries keep dominating the Global Index Do sovereign credit ratings truly reflect investor risks? Read more…