Sustainable Trade Index 2023

Pillar-by-pillar analysis

Russia remained at the bottom of this pillar due to poor results in environmental standards in trade (30th), energy intensity (29th), the share of natural resources in trade (28th), carbon (28th), transfer emissions (27th), and percentage of wastewater treated (26th). To recap, economies that rank highly or improve in the environmental pillar tend to perform well in environmental standards, percentage of wastewater treated, air pollution, carbon, and energy intensity. Among the low-ranking countries in this pillar, it is the share of natural resources in trade, the percentage of wastewater treated, and the environmental standards in trade indicators that seem to halt their advancement.

Figure 21 Relationship between environmental pillar rankings and GDP per capita

HINRICH-IMD SUSTAINABLE TRADE INDEX 2023

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