Philippines slips in global sustainability ranking
The Philippines fell four places to 90th out of 180 countries in the 2023 Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index (GSCI) by sustainable intelligence Swiss–Korean think tank and management consultancy SolAbility. The index measures countries’ real competitiveness and sustainability performance based on 190 quantitative indicators. With a score of 42.3 (the highest being 100), the country is below the global average sustainable competitiveness score of 43.3. Meanwhile, the Philippines got the fifth-lowest overall score among its peers in the region.