Measurement, Assessment, and Modelling
Navigating the sustainability transition requires data, models and tools that can tell us how close we are to our goals, where we may be headed, and what our options are.
Good decisions are grounded in trustworthy, robust data—both to totally understand where we are and to project where we will be tomorrow. Data tools and analyses can help people set targets, monitor and report on progress, and consider possible futures.
Effective sustainable development strategies especially require robust monitoring and assessment planning given the complex environmental, economic, and social systems involved. IISD works to develop, enhance, and apply measurement and assessment tools and processes to help people—from grassroots volunteer groups to national governments—navigate the path toward sustainable development.
Tracking Progress sites
Customizable data dashboards share key indicators of community well-being as charts, maps and graphs, allowing communities to easily track and visualize progress.
Peg
Explore the data dashboard IISD built with United Way Winnipeg for our home office city.
Comprehensive Wealth
The Comprehensive Wealth project encourages governments and citizens to move “beyond GDP” as the fundamental measure of societal progress.
SAVi
Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) combines robust science, systems thinking and financial valuation to help policy-makers and investors make informed decisions on financing sustainable infrastructure.
Articles
How FfD4 Helped Reinvigorate Political Will to Move Beyond GDP
Moving “beyond GDP” talks are usually technical. At the year’s biggest finance for development conference, FfD4, the arguments turned political and moral.
Why FfD4 Must Move Beyond GDP
The upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville comes amid global conflicts, rising debt, and deepening inequalities. At the heart of these challenges lies an outdated measure: gross domestic product (GDP). FfD4 offers a chance to rethink this approach and shape a financial system that prioritizes well-being, dignity, and resilience.
The Urgency and Complexity of Moving Beyond GDP
Efforts to explore how the portfolio of capitals that make up comprehensive wealth—financial capital, produced capital, natural capital, human capital, and social capital—can give policy-makers insights into how their policies build wealth for their countries in the long run.
Experts
Andrea Bassi
Senior Associate
Livia Bizikova
Lead, Monitoring and Governance
Julie Dekens
Principal Researcher
Patrick Guerdat
Policy Advisor & Country Support Hub Coordinator
Stefan Jungcurt
Lead, SDG Indicators and Data
László Pintér
Senior Fellow
Joey Simoes
Hydrologist
Robert Smith
Senior Associate
Anika Terton
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead
Lynn Wagner
Senior Director
Kyle Wiebe
Policy Advisor
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