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Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies: A New Approach for CIS and Eastern European Countries Moscow, 29-30 September 2008 The Sustainable Society Index - SSI. a novel tool for measuring progress towards sustainability. Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler than that.
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Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies:A New Approach for CIS and Eastern European CountriesMoscow, 29-30 September 2008The Sustainable Society Index - SSI a novel tool for measuring progress towards sustainability OECD Moscow 2008
Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler than that. Albert Einstein OECD Moscow 2008
What do we mean by progress? OECD Moscow 2008
Progress to sustainability that is • Progress to a sustainable society OECD Moscow 2008
A sustainable society is a society • that meets the needs of the present generation, • that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, • and in which each human being has the opportunity to develop itself in freedom, within a well-balanced society and in harmony with its surroundings. OECD Moscow 2008
SSI score Romania is 5.7 OECD Moscow 2008
Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler than that. Albert Einstein OECD Moscow 2008
SSI on national level • SSI on regional level OECD Moscow 2008
SSI your compass for progress on the way to sustainability OECD Moscow 2008