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Key Message

As the practice of developing and using sustainability indicators and assessments continues to expand, practitioner networks are increasingly important for facilitating learning, for bringing increased influence to bear on policy-makers, and for harmonizing potentially conflicting approaches.

Connecting Practitioners

To further the best practice of sustainability indicator development

Work on sustainable development-focused measurement and assessment is carried out by an increasing number of practitioners around the world. As the practice spreads to more and more organizations, coordination and, where possible, harmonization of efforts, learning from others and strengthening professional ties become increasingly important.

IISD supports networking efforts of the practitioner community by making information available on who is doing what in the indicator field, hosting a discussion forum for leading indicator experts and by helping to grow relevant professional organizations.

Since the mid-1990s IISD has been maintaining the Compendium of Sustainable Development Indicator Initiatives, a global directory of organizations and experts dealing with sustainable development indicator and measurement matters. The Compendium is a searchable database on the Internet where practitioners can upload and maintain information on their indicator-related work about which they want other members of the community to know.

IISD hosts or leads the development of networks and fora intended to better connect practitioners and decision-makers working in measurement and assessment.

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