Title: Measurement of green industrial performance: an enhanced GIP index

Authors: Jaime Moll De Alba; Valentin Todorov

Addresses: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 300, 1400, Vienna, Austria ' United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 300, 1400, Vienna, Austria

Abstract: The green industrial performance (GIP) index provides a tool to analyse and compare the performance of economies in terms of green manufacturing. The demands for and expectations for sustainable development seem not matched with the existence of an analytical framework to measure how green the industrial sector of a given economy is. In this article, we introduce significant methodological improvements to the GIP index. In previous research, we developed and tested a set of indicators covering the various facets of the green industrial performance of economies. We also introduced a composite index to rank economies according to their green industrial performance. In this article, we address some limitations of the index. To improve the non-satisfactory data coverage, we investigate alternative imputation methods. We also refine our list of 'green' products; and test new outlier detection methods.

Keywords: inclusive and sustainable development; composite index; green industry.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2020.110636

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2020 Vol.19 No.4, pp.343 - 366

Received: 01 Feb 2019
Accepted: 16 Apr 2019
Published online: 27 Oct 2020 *

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