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Sustainable Development reporting and the SEEA

Sustainable Development reporting and the SEEA. Michael Kuhn London Group, September 2011 Session 5: SEEA applications and user needs, Top 21. Measuring Sustainable Development – a Challenge. Complex issue Present / future wellbeing

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Sustainable Development reporting and the SEEA

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  1. Sustainable Development reporting and the SEEA Michael Kuhn London Group, September 2011 Session 5: SEEA applications and user needs, Top 21

  2. Measuring Sustainable Development – a Challenge • Complex issue • Present / future wellbeing • Requires a holistic view and the integration of all subjects Economic Social Environmental

  3. The world in one figure ? Basic Requirements – User Needs • Relevance: comprehensive data set - sufficient description • Background data for analysis of interrelations • Code of practice – quality criteria • Easy to understand, easy to communicate • Monitoring • Performance control • Complex Data Needs !

  4. Cons: Difficulties in analysing interrelations between indicators Sometimes not easy to communicate Pros: Various information into an overall context Political relevance Single indicators easy to understand Flexible – open for new indicators Indicator System Sample of various isolated indicators of different dimensions for a special topic

  5. Future Wellbeing - Capital Approach? • SD = the sum of all kinds of capital economic, natural and social capital must not decline – But • Substitutability between kinds of capital is limited • Measuring of capital in physical / monetary units is not always feasible • That means: • Capital approach could serve as guiding principle for the selection of indicators. • Also flow indicators are necessary to cover SD aspects

  6. GDP and beyond - SD / Welfare Measurement Statistical framework – expanded Accounting System Economy – SNA / Environment - SEEA Socio Economic Accounts? SNA and satellites are fully compatible Ideal background information for indicators Analysis of interrelations between different topics e.g. breakdown by branches, Input – Output - Analyses Econometric Modelling International comparability – SNA / SEEA Expanded Accounting System – SEEA

  7. GermanSustainable Development Indicators • German strategy for Sustainable Development • Policy driven selection of indicators, assistance by Federal Statistical Office - FSO • Reporting by FSO • 4 / 21 themes, 35 indicators • Measurable targets • Important: A third of the indicators from SNA and SEEA

  8. SEEA - Important background data • Breakdown by branches • I–O–Analyses / LCA • CO2 / Energy / Raw materials embedded in Imports • Consumption approach • CO2 / Energy / Raw materials in Exports • CO2 / Energy consumption by private household

  9. Communication, monitoring SDI Analyses of linkages and causes SNA, SEEA Measures Specific analyses Basic data Indicator systems and accounting

  10. Conclusions International activities • Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Commission • Green Growth / Green Economy / OECD / UN • EU Sponsorship on Measuring Progress, Wellbeing, Sustainable Development Measuring SD, Progress, Welfare, … => GDP and Beyond = SNA / SEEA / …

  11. Thank you for your attention! Any questions? michael.kuhn1@destatis.de

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