SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
Professor Michael E. Porter Harvard Business School
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress WHAT IS SOCIAL PROGRESS?
Social progress is the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks that allow citizens and communities to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives, and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential.
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX MODEL
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX INDICATORS
Social Progress Index
Basic Human Needs Foundations of Wellbeing Opportunity Nutrition and Basic Medical Care Access to Basic Knowledge Personal Rights . Undernourishment . Adult literacy rate . Political rights . Depth of food deficit . Primary school enrollment . Freedom of speech . Maternal mortality rate . Secondary school enrollment . Freedom of . Stillbirth rate . Women’s mean years in school assembly/association . Child mortality rate . Private property rights . Prevalence of tuberculosis Access to Information and . Women’s property rights Communications Air, Water, and Sanitation . Mobile telephone subscriptions Access to Higher Education . Indoor air pollution attributable deaths . Internet users . Tertiary school enrollment . Outdoor air pollution attributable . Fixed broadband subscriptions . Female tertiary enrollment deaths . Press Freedom Index . Access to piped water Personal Freedom and . Rural vs. urban access to improved Health and Wellness Choice water source . Life expectancy . Basic religious freedoms . Access to improved sanitation . Obesity . Contraceptive prevalence rate facilities . Cancer death rate . Access to childcare . Access to wastewater treatment . Deaths from cardiovascular disease . Freedom over life choices and diabetes Shelter . Deaths from HIV Equity and Inclusion . Availability of affordable housing . Availability of quality healthcare . Equity of opportunity for ethnic . Access to electricity minorities Ecosystem Sustainability . Women treated with respect Personal Safety . Ecological Footprint of Consumption . Community safety net . Homicide rate . CO2 emissions per capita . Tolerance of immigrants . Level of violent crime . Energy use per $1,000 GDP . Tolerance for homosexuals . Perceived criminality . Water withdrawals per capita . Political terror
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress 4 2013 SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX RESULTS
1. Sweden 26. Philippines 2. United Kingdom 27. Paraguay 3. Switzerland 28. Tunisia 4. Canada 29. Georgia 5. Germany 30. Viet Nam 6. United States 31. Jordan 7. Australia 32. China 8. Japan 33. Russian Federation 9. France 34. Kazakhstan 10. Spain 35. Botswana 11. Korea, Rep. 36. Sri Lanka 12. Costa Rica 37. Morocco 13. Poland 38. Indonesia 14. Chile 39. South Africa 15. Argentina 40. Egypt, Arab Rep. 16. Israel 41. Ghana 17. Bulgaria 42. Bangladesh 18. Brazil 43. India 19. United Arab Emirates 44. Senegal 20. Turkey 45. Kenya 21. Dominican Republic 46. Rwanda 22. Colombia 47. Mozambique 23. Thailand 48. Uganda 24. Peru 49. Nigeria 25. Mexico 50. Ethiopia
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX VS. GDP PER CAPITA
Social Progress Imperative 7 #socialprogress COMPARING COUNTRY PERFORMANCE: COSTA RICA VS. SOUTH AFRICA
Social Progress Imperative 8 #socialprogress Costa Rica COMPARING COUNTRY PERFORMANCE: LOW AND HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES
Social Progress Imperative 10 #socialprogress Social Progress Imperative 11 #socialprogress www.socialprogressimperative.org TARGET AUDIENCES
• Policy-makers
• International development organizations
• Business leaders
• Civil society
• Philanthropists
• Impact investors
Social Progress Imperative 13 #socialprogress ROLE OF SOCIAL PROGRESS NETWORK
• Interpret and disseminate results
• Help extend and enhance data collection and local and regional research
• Lobby the local government at all levels to pursue policy changes related to social progress priorities
• Provide continuity of social progress efforts across changes in government
Social Progress Imperative #socialprogress THE SOCIAL PROGRESS NETWORK IN PARAGUAY
• The national government has adopted the Social Progress Index as an official measure of national performance • A local network, with participation of independent foundations and NGOs is forming to: • disseminate Index results • work with government to identify needed policy changes
Paraguay Social Progress Network: Fundación Paraguaya Desarrollo en Democracia Fundación Avina Social Cabinet of the Paraguayan Government Association of Christian Businessmen
advised by: INCAE Business School Fundación Latinoamérica Posible
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