Responsible Competitiveness Index '07

 
The Responsible Competitiveness Index helps responsible businesses to improve their performance and build economic competitiveness, social progress and sustainability. This helps build competitiveness at sector, region, city and national level. The Responsible Competitiveness Index was devised by AccountAbility and has been developed since 2002 with partners in many countries. The RC Index helps build a critical mass of business-level activities that cumulatively build a responsible competitive climate. The Index is a core part of the process of building medium-term growth potential through social and environmental performance.

The Responsible Competitiveness Index covers 108 countries accounting for 96 per cent of global economic activity, and blends 21 data streams from authoritative sources in assessing countries progress in advancing responsible business practices at the heart of their competitiveness strategies and practices. 

The 2007 State of Responsible Competitiveness Index found Sweden as the world’s most responsibly competitive nation, with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the UK, Norway, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, and Canada representing the rest of the top 10 in the index. Strong performers outside Europe include Chile, South Africa and the Republic of Korea.

“Governments have a massive role to play in reshaping global markets. If we don’t act, markets will continue to damage people and the environment. The good news is that countries can compete responsibly and be successful, so long as Governments and policy makers put in place the right frameworks. There needn’t be a conflict between compassion and competitiveness," 
Simon Zadek, AccountAbility CEO 

The Responsible Competitiveness Initiative is already active worldwide in countries such as India, Brazil, China and Saudi Arabia.

View the 2007 Responsible Competitiveness Index.