NETGREEN Policy Brief No. 2

How to Measure the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Europe?

Publication: Policy Brief
Citation: Porsch, Porsch; Terri Kafyeke; Jiayi Yuan 2015: How to measure the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Europe? NETGREEN Policy Brief No. 2 / 4 August 2015 Deliverable D4.2

Porsch, Porsch; Terri Kafyeke; Jiayi Yuan 2015: How to measure the Sustainable Development Goals in Central Europe? NETGREEN Policy Brief No. 2 / 4 August 2015 Deliverable D4.2

Brief on Policy Recommendations for Research

NETGREEN Deliverable 4.4

Year 2015

Publication:Document

NETGREEN Dissemination Plan

Year 2014

Publication:Article

Marius Hasenheit, Junior Researcher at Ecologic Institute, wrote an article about the interactive search engine "measuring-progress.eu" for Green Economy Indictors for the online magazine RESET. To draw interest of people who are not often dealing with Green Economy Indicators, on this topic, he described the project in a vivid and way. In this context he depicted the relevance of indicators in most of the fields of environmental policy and furthermore invited the readers to try out the tool and provide feedback.

New Search Engine: Green Indicators for All!

Year 2015

Event:Conference

On 15 October 2015, the final conference of the Network for Green Economy Indicators (NETGREEN) project, which is led by Ecologic Institute, will take place. There, national and regional green economy strategies, including best practices, will be discussed. Furthermore, the "measuring-progress.eu" web tool, the final output of the NETGREEN project, which makes green economy indicators accessible, will be presented. Registration is open and the event is free of charge.

Accelerating the Transition to a Green Economy in Europe: National-regional Strategies and the New Sustainable Development Goals

15 October 2015
Brussels, Belgium

Publication:Article

Marius Hasenheit, Junior Researcher at Ecologic Institute, wrote an article for the German online magazine Wirtschaftswoche Green Economy about the interactive search engine für Green Economy Indicators "measuring-progress.eu". In his article, he also interviewed Katharina Stepping of the German Development Institute (DIE), who already tested the tool.

Kennzahl-Fundgrube: Suchmaschine für grüne Indikatoren erleichtert wissenschaftliche Arbeit

Year 2015

Publication:Web Application

'One size fits it all' does not apply when it comes to the right indicators for policymaking. The NETGREEN consortium published its interactive tool which collects green economy indicators in addition to helping users navigate through them. This tool incorporated the most important indicators and useful information about each of them. Additionally, an interpretation aid and information about related indicators were provided. By doing, this, the web application provided guidance to policymakers and researchers who want to use and further develop indicators and tools in the field.

Measuring Progress – Explore Green Economy Indicators

Year 2015

Event:Workshop

NETGREEN - Workshop on the Typology of Indicators and Tools

11 June 2014
The Hague, Netherlands

Publication:Postcard

As part of the visual identity for the project "NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators" (NETGREEN), Ecologic Institute designed a promotional flyer in small postcard format. The flyer summarize general objectives and aims of the projects, is styled according to the project style-guides and contain besides an project information also a list of partners, contact and an QR-code directing to the project website. Flyers are distributed during project events.

How Can We Measure Progress Towards the Green Economy?

NetGreen Project Flyer

Year 2013

Project:FP 7

Netgreen is building a network of decision makers and scientists interested in fostering the transformation to a green economy. To support decision makers in that transition, Netgreen develops a database and website that enables decision makers to identify the green economy indicators most suited to their need.

NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)

Sep 2013 - Aug 2016

Language: English
Authorship: Lucas Porsch

Terri Kafyeke

Jiayi Yuan
Credits: Graphic design: Beáta Vargová
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Year: 2015
Dimension: 25 pp.
Project: NETwork for GREEN Economy Indicators (NETGREEN)
Project ID: 2726
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Executive summary
2 Introduction
3 The UN Sustainable Development Goals – an overview
3.1 History, background and objective
3.2 Overview of the main goals
3.3 The SDG indicators
4 Measuring Sustainable Development with Indicators
4.1 The importance of measurement
4.2 The challenges of measurement
4.2.1 Selecting the right indicator
4.2.2Relationships of indicators
4.2.3Risk of misinterpretation
4.2.4The risk of an incomplete set of indicators
5 Measuring-Progress.eu
5.1 The NETGREEN project
5.2 Status quo and upcoming developments
5.3 Case Study: Measuring Progress towards the SDGs
6 Conclusion
7 References
8 Annex B: NETGREEN Thematic Policy Workshop Agenda
9 Annex A: NETGREEN Thematic Policy Workshop Participant List

Further Links

Netgreen project website

PublicationPostcardHow Can We Measure Progress Towards the Green Economy?

NETGREEN 2013

Ecologic Institut 2013: How Can We Measure Progress Towards the Green Economy? Flyer.