On May 11, 2017 CEO of the Social Progress Imperative Michael Green joined CEOs and Managing Directors of BITC’s member companies to explore why economic growth, measured as GDP, is failing as an accurate predictor of a nation’s progress, and assess the business implications, together with what new measures will support Irish business to thrive in the long term. Learn more at http://socialprogressimperative.org
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WHAT IS THE SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX?
GDP BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS
FOUNDATIONS
OF WELLBEING
OPPORTUNITY
GDP + SPI = INCLUSIVE GROWTH
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EU REGIONAL SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
Created in partnership with
DG Regio of European
Commission as a tool to
inform EU Cohesion Policy.
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
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Across all EU regions, there is
no significant relationship
between SPI and unemployment
(R2=0.06).
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SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX FOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS COSTA RICA
As part of the new sustainable tourism strategy of the Ministry of Tourism of Costa
Rica, we measured levels of social progress in tourist destinations to inform which
types of tourism bring the greatest benefits to local people.