The Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development
Business intelligence
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung)
Copenhagen Business School
Carbon Disclosure Project
Social and Economic Development Council of Paraná
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Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Child Friendly City Index
National Centre for Development Cooperation
(Centre national de coopération au développement)
National Council for the Coordination of Social Policies
(Consejo Nacional de Coordinación de Políticas Sociales)
Carbon dioxide
European Committee of the Regions
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Development Assistance Committee
Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs
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Decentralised Development Cooperation
Degree of Urbanisation
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Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
European Commission
Environmental Systems Research Institute
European Union
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Food and Agriculture Organization
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Global Impact Investing Network
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Global Reporting Initiative
Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments
Gross Value Added
High-Level Group
High-Level Political Forum
Impact Management Project
Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
Information and communication technology
European Institute for Cooperation and Development
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International Finance Corporation
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
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Illinois
International Labour Organization
National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
International Standard Industrial Classification
Italian National Institute for Statistics
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
Joint Research Centre
Credit Institute for Reconstruction
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Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation Norway
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Key Performance Indicator
Latin-American Countries
Local and Regional Governments
Local and Regional Governments Forum
Measuring Kópavogur
Millenium Development Goals
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Non-Governmental Organisation
North Rhine-Westphalia
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National sustainable development strategy
National Statistical Institute
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Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
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New York City
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Patent Cooperation Treaty
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Principles for Responsible Investment
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Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals
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Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Information System of Sustainable Development Goals
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Social Progress Index
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Social Value International
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