Sofya V. Solovyeva Measuring Environmentally Sustainable Development: from Global to Regional Level

DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2025-17-2-128-145

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issues of measuring sustainable development, indices, and indicators of environmentally sustainable development. The first part compares the global indices as adjusted net savings, human development index, happiness index, inclusive growth index. The dynamics of global level indices and the factors of their change are studied in detail. The main focus is on studying the possibilities of adapting global-level indices for Russia and its regions. The second part highlights the possibilities of using national-level indices and indicators for regional comparisons. Attention is drawn to the importance of energy and material intensity, as well as ESG criteria.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), indices and indicators of sustainable development, GDP, adjusted net savings, human development index, decoupling, energy intensity, material intensity.

JEL: O11, O13, O44, Q01.

For citation: Solovyeva, S. V. (2025) Measuring Environmentally Sustainable Development: from Global to Regional Level. Scientific Research of Faculty of Economics. Electronic Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 128-145. DOI: 10.38050/2078-3809-2025-17-2-128-145.

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