Sustainable Trade Index 2023

Contents

Foreword

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Executive summary

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1.0 Introduction: Advancing trade sustainability in a fragmenting world 8 2.0 STI results 2023 11 2.1 The top 10 and their evolution between 2022 and 2023 12 2.2 Key takeaways from the top 10 12 2.3 The last 10 and their evolution between 2022 and 2023 14 2.4 Key takeaways from the last 10 14

3.0 Pillar-by-pillar analysis

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3.1 Economic pillar 3.2 Societal pillar

3.3 Environmental pillar

4.0 Conclusion: The era of reflective globalization

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5.0 Methodology

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A. Definitions

B. Data preparation C. Data processing

D. New and updated indicators

Notes and sources

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About us

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HINRICH-IMD SUSTAINABLE TRADE INDEX 2023

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