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The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically scaling the environmental performance of a set of companies or countries. It is being developed from the ESI by Yale University (Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy). As of June, 2007 one report has been released - the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index. The top three countries were New Zealand, Sweden and Finland.

Contents 1 Framework 1.1 Environmental Health 1.2 Ecosystem Vitality 2 Overall EPI score, 2006 3 See also 4 External link 5 References

[edit] Framework

A diverse set of measures are used to determine several factors which set the EPI score. Factors are divided into two Broad Objectives, which are divided into policy categories and indicators.^[1]

[edit] Environmental Health

Indicators in this Broad Objective:^[2]

• Child Mortality
• Indoor Air Pollution
• Drinking Water
• Adequate Sanitation
• Urban Particulates

[edit] Ecosystem Vitality

Indicators and policies in this Broad Objective:^[2]

• Air Quality

• Regional Ozone
• Urban Particulates

• Water Resources

• Water Consumption
• Nitrogen Loading

• Biodiversity and Habitat

• Water Consumption
• Wilderness Protection
• Ecoregion Protection
• Timber Harvest Rate

• Productive Natural Resources

• Timber Harvest Rate
• Agricultural Subsidies
• Overfishing

• Sustainable Energy

• Energy Efficiency
• Renewable Energy
• CO2 per GDP

[edit] Overall EPI score, 2006

On 26 January 2006 Yale (YCELP) and Columbia University (CIESIN) released the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index at the World Economic Forum. It was done in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

Top 30 countries and score^[3]

New Zealand 88.0  Sweden 87.8  Finland 87.0  Czech Republic 86.0  United Kingdom 85.6  Austria 85.2  Denmark 84.2  Canada 84.0  Malaysia 83.3  Ireland 83.3

Portugal 82.9  France 82.5  Iceland 82.1  Japan 81.9  Costa Rica 81.6  Switzerland 81.4  Colombia 80.4  Norway 80.2  Greece 80.2  Australia 80.1

Italy 79.8  Germany 79.4  Spain 79.2  Taiwan 79.1  Slovakia 79.1  Chile 78.9  Netherlands 78.7  United States 78.5  Cyprus 78.4  Argentina 77.7

[edit] See also

v • d • e Lists of countries with rankings
Geography	Area · Coastline · Highest point · Lowest point · Compactness · Coast/area ratio · Northernmost point · Southernmost point · Continent · Number of neighbouring countries
Demographics	Population (graphical • by density) · Population growth rate · Life expectancy · Infant mortality rate · Fertility rate · Birth rate · Death rate · List of countries by sex ratio · Homicide rate · Human Development Index · Income equality · Literacy rate · HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate · Unemployment rate · Employment rate · Population living in poverty · Poverty Index · Immigrant population · Suicide rate · Undernourishment rate · Firearm-related death rate · Gun ownership
Economy	Current account balance · Foreign exchange reserves · Imports · Number of internet users · Number of telephone lines  · Exports (per capita) · Debt (External, Public)  · Consumption (Electricity, Natural gas, Electricity Intensity) · Production (Natural gas production by country, Natural gas proven reserves, Oil proven reserves, Automobile production, Steel production, Aluminium production) GDP Nominal (per capita) · PPP (per capita • per capita per hour) Past (nominal • PPP) · Future (nominal • PPP • PPP per capita) · Growth (real • per capita) Sector composition · Demographics comparison
Politics Society	Heads of state and government · Political rights and civil liberties · Press freedom · Privacy · Perception of corruption · Bribe paying · Property rights · Economic freedom · Democracy · Globalization · Ease of doing business · Economic competitiveness · Date of formation · Legal drinking age · School leaving age · Abortion law · Homosexuality laws · Death penalty · Quality-of-life · E-readiness · Failed States index · Travel Freedom · Student Performance ·
Military	Military expenditures · Number of active troops · Possession of nuclear weapons · UN peacekeepers currently deployed · Global Peace Index
Environment	Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita) · Greenhouse gas emissions per capita · GDP per emissions · Sustainability · Environmental Performance · Happy Planet Index
Articles that include one or more maps are shown in italics.

[edit] External link

• Yale University - EPI
• Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy - YCELP

[edit] References

1. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index Main Report 33. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
2. ^ ^{a b} Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index Main Report 34. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
3. ^ Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy / Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University. Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.