Methodological choices for reflecting strong sustainability in composite indices

Arkaitz Usubiaga-Liaño and Paul Ekins

Ecological Economics, 2024, vol. 221, issue C

Abstract: Composite indicators are widely used to represent sustainability or its underlying dimensions. Nonetheless, an alignment between the multiple choices made during their construction and the underlying conceptual framework is often lacking. This reduces the relevance of the composite indicator.

Keywords: Strong sustainability; Sustainability; ESGAP; Strong Environmental Sustainability Index; Composite indicators; Environmental indicators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108192

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