Asia-Pacific Industrial
Sustainability Index
2022
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Contributors....................... 3
Executive Summary........................ 4
1Urban Industrial Sustainability...................... 5
2Focus on the Asia-Pacific Region.................... 6
3Assessing Urban Industrial Sustainability.................. 6
3.1Analytical Framework....................... 6
3.2Index System....................... 7
3.3Evaluation Methodology........................ 10
3.4Sample Selection..................... 10
4Evaluation Results........................... 12
4.1Overall Performance....................... 12
4.2Performance by Item....................... 13
5Best Practices: Regional, Industrial, and Corporate Cases................ 22
5.1Case 1: By introducing and nurturing talent, Singapore can boost its industrial upgrades.......... 22
5.2Case 2: Tokyo aims at cutting-edge technology and promotes industrial development....... 22
5.3Case 3: Fiji turns to blue industries as a driving force of sustainable development........ 22
5.4Case 4: Bangkok’s tourism industry has rebuilt its competitive edge amidst storms............. 22
5.5Case 5: Achievements in New Zealand ecology and environment and industrial sustainability......... 23
5.6Case 6: Shenzhen technology enterprises have a synergistic effect............ 23
5.7Case 7: Beijing has transformed from a heavy industrial base to achieve new green growth....... 23
6Summary and Prospects: Opportunity Gaps in Sustainable
Urban Industrial Development in the Asia-Pacific Region.............. 24
6.1Opportunity Gaps in Industry Sustainability in the Asia-Pacific Region............. 24
6.2Asia-Pacific Urban Industrial Sustainability Action Guidelines............. 24
APPENDIX......................... 25
APPENDIX I: Definition of Indexes and Data Sources at Various Levels.............. 25
APPENDIX II: Handling of Missing Data Values.................. 26
APPENDIX III: Data Standardization..................... 26
References........................ 26
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TABLE
TABLE 1Index System...................... 8
TABLE 2Subjects of AP-ISI.................... 11
TABLE 3Overall Ranking (2020)................... 12
FIGURE
FIGURE 1The Conceptual Framework of AP-ISI................. 7
FIGURE 2Ranking of Cities from Major Economies in 2020................. 12
FIGURE 3Ranking of Cities from Emerging Economies in 2020.................. 13
FIGURE 4Ranking of Cities from Island Economies in 2020................. 13
FIGURE 5AP-ISI Scores of Drivers (2017-2020)................. 13
FIGURE 6AP-ISI Scores of Basic Production Factors (2017-2020)............... 14
FIGURE 7AP-ISI Scores of Advanced Production Factors (2017-2020)............... 14
FIGURE 8AP-ISI Scores of Pressures (2017-2020)................... 15
FIGURE 9AP-ISI Scores of Resource Constraints (2017-2020).............. 15
FIGURE 10AP-ISI Scores of Environmental Capacities (2017-2020)............ 16
FIGURE 11AP-ISI Scores of States (2017-2020)................ 16
FIGURE 12AP-ISI Scores of Industrial Scales (2017-2020).................... 17
FIGURE 13AP-ISI Scores of Industrial Structures (2017-2020)............. 17
FIGURE 14AP-ISI Scores of Impacts (2017-2020).................... 18
FIGURE 15AP-ISI Scores of Economic Growth (2017-2020).................. 18
FIGURE 16AP-ISI Scores of Social Well-being (2017-2020)................... 19
FIGURE 17AP-ISI Scores of Ecosystems (2017-2020)..................... 19
FIGURE 18AP-ISI Scores of Responses (2017-2020)............... 20
FIGURE 19AP-ISI Scores of Business Environments (2017-2020)............... 20
FIGURE 20AP-ISI Scores of International Communications (2017-2020)................. 21
FIGURE 21AP-ISI Scores of Urban Governances (2017-2020)............... 21
Acknowledgement
We have received strong support from many institutions and academic experts from home and abroad during the research and
writing process of AP-ISI2022 report. We are grateful for the guidance and support of Dong Wang, director for SDG Localization
programme in China, and Violante di Canossa, head of Research and Policy Team of UNDP China. We are also pleased to
acknowledge the support of Tsinghua University. All errors remain our own.
2Contributors
Advisory Committee
Chair
Lan XueDistinguished Professor of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Dean of Schwarzman College, Joint Chairperson of the
Academic Committee of the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance (CIDEG), Tsinghua University;
Chief Expert of “Sustainable China Industry Development Initiative 2022”
Committee Members
Daojiong ChaProfessor, School of International Studies; Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University
Peter Drysdale Emeritus Professor of Economics and the Head of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research and East Asia Forum, Crawford
School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Dong GuoAssociate Professor, Director of the Earth Institute China Initiative, Columbia University
Shaoqing Huang Professor, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Li JiangExecutive Secretary General, APEC China Business Council
Xufeng Zhu Professor, Executive Dean of School of Public Policy & Management; Executive Director of Institute for Sustainable Development
Goals, Tsinghua University
Research Team
Lead Scientist:
Ling Chen Associate Professor, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University; Director, Tsinghua CIDEG.
Team Members:
Yue YangPostdoctoral Researcher, Tsinghua CIDEG
Tuyu Zhou Research Assistant, Tsinghua CIDEG; Research Officer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Xianglong Deng Research Assistant, Tsinghua CIDEG
Pingfan JiaSchool of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin
Rong ZuoSchool of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University
Wanqi Guo Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science
Wendi Gao School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jinchao Su School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University
Yinong Ma School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University
Chi Zhang School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Xi ChenHarris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
Zebo Zheng Department of Applied Economics, School of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Hanyue Niu School of Finance, University of International Business and Economics
Data Support Content Editor
Yu ChengDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua Jackie Oberst American Association for the Advancement
University of Science
Ying Huang Center for Science Education Management and Layout Design
Evaluation (CSEME), Wuhan University Jeremy Huntsinger American Association for the Advancement
Qiankun WangCSEME, Wuhan University of Science
Siyuan ChenCSEME, Wuhan University
Jiaqing WangDepartment of Political Science, Central European Project Coordination
Shali Pan Administrative Office Director, Tsinghua
University
CIDEG
Mingyang Jiao China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable
Fangfang LiAdministrative Assistant to the Director,
Energy, Huazhong University of Science and
Tsinghua CIDEG
Technology
Wei Zhang Director, Liaison Office, APEC China Business
Jian LiuSchool of Geography, University of Edinburgh
Council Secretariat
Qi Liu School of Geography and Marine Science, Nanjing
Yiwei ZhangAPEC China Business Council Secretariat
University