The New Economy Index (NEx)©
This is the NEx©
The New Economy Index© (NEx) is the figure that CSR Netherlands assigns annually to the sustainability of our economy. We developed this index based on our mission: to achieve the new, sustainable economy as soon as possible.
Read on for more on the 2025 NEx or watch the video below for more explanation.
The NEx 2025: 18.5 per cent
The NEx of 18.5 per cent represents the average of scores on seven themes used by CSR Netherlands to interpret a sustainable economy. Since 2020 - when the NEx stood at 12.1 per cent - the NEx has been increasing every year. While the index is up 1.0 percentage points from 2024, over the past six years the increase has continued to level off.
Press release: old laws work against new economy
18.5 per cent of the Dutch economy is sustainable. That is according to the sixth edition of the New Economy Index (NEx), the annual survey by sustainable business network MVO Netherlands. Although the index is up by 1.0 percentage points from 2024, over the past six years the increase is levelling off further.
"The NEx shows that a breakthrough on circular economy and biodiversity will not happen as long as legislation is geared to the interests of traditional businesses. This makes business initiatives that promote nature and society still often small and too little serious business. Listening better to the opportunities that green businesses see and offer should be the goal of 2025 for this government," says Ankie van Wersch, managing director of MVO Nederland.
Podcast: the NEx 2025 with Ankie van Wersch
In this special, nice and short podcast episode, we talk to Ankie van Wersch, director-director of CSR Netherlands. You'll hear her about what this score means for business. What themes stand out? And what needs to be done on circular economy and biodiversity, for example, to turn this flattening into a rapid rise?
Do the NEx check (in Dutch)
Always wanted to know how your company scores on the seven themes of the New Economy Index (NEx)? The NEx check is a low-threshold tool to determine your priorities and get started. Answer the 21 questions and immediately receive your score, both overall and per theme.
More on the NEx 2025
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