The 2011 Global Green Economy Index: An Analytic Tool Measuring National Green Reputations and Performance

This report provides an overview of the 2011 analysis of the Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) which is a comprehensive analytic tool offering stakeholders in the green economy a robust system to track, analyse, and improve upon both the perceptions and performance of national green economies. The GGEI measures perceptions of green reputations of 27 countries as judged by hundreds of expert practitioners and benchmarks these against a green economy performance index.
The 27 countries selected represent over 90% of the international green economy.

The top ten national performers for 2011 were: New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Brazil, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom.