The cities with the highest healthcare indices were Taipei, Brisbane, Seoul, Edinburgh, and Tokyo. The healthcare index we analyzed estimates the overall quality of the healthcare system and its healthcare professionals in a given city as well as factors such as equipment, staff, and cost. The German recycling rate (65%) is also higher than any other country on our list. Munich ranks number eleven on our list with high healthcare and purchasing power indices. The Chinese city also scored high for electric vehicle registrations, but scored low for pollution levels, with a pollution index of 86, the highest of any city within our ranking.
#Future focused registration
Additionally, electric vehicle registration stands at 12% in Stockholm, the highest of any city within our ranking.Ĭities like New York and London were leaders in factors such as purchasing power, use of blockchain technology, and the number of B corporations, but lagged behind on environmental factors with higher pollution indices and lower usage of renewable energy sources.īeijing proved to be a hub for blockchain, where 27 companies within the Fortune Global 500 using blockchain technology are headquartered. Paris and Stockholm both round out our top ten list with notably low carbon footprints per capita, 7.7 and 8.1 total carbon dioxide levels (t CO2) respectively. 23 companies within the Fortune Global 500 using blockchain technology are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area and the city remains one of the world’s capitals for electric vehicle registrations. San Francisco ranks number three on our list, with a purchasing power index higher than any other city worldwide (128). For instance, 91% of Toronto’s energy comes from non-fossil fuel sources and it is the home of 68 certified B corporations, an international league of businesses that meet the highest standards of balancing profit, people, and purpose. Toronto landed our number two spot, primarily because of its prioritization of environmental and social initiatives. Zurich scored relatively high across all nine factors listed above. With glowing renewable energy usage, large amounts of purchasing power, and high-quality healthcare, Zurich tops our list as the number one most future-focused city. Source: Numbeo The Most Future-Focused Cities Around the World Percentage of Renewable Energy Sources Used Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD)ħ. Source: International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) Number of Fortune Global 500 Companies Using Blockchain
The factors are listed below with their respective weights and source data:ģ. The city listing itself was selected from The National Geographic’s article: “The World’s Top Cities for People & Planet.” Lastly, we calculated the sum of the nine weighted factors, which gave us an overall city score for each city. We assigned weights to each factor based on their level of contribution towards innovation and forward-thinking. To determine the most future-focused cities around the world, we’ve analyzed nine factors for each city related to physical and financial health, technology, environmentalism, and sustainability. We’ve ranked 50 progressive cities around the world on their forward-thinking and preparedness levels for the future in terms of social, environmental, and economic criteria. Our team was curious to find out which cities strike this balance best. Some cities do well in prioritizing climate and environmental growth, but fall behind in economic growth, while other cities prioritize economic and financial health far above physical health or social initiatives. For many, it’s incredibly difficult to prioritize one force without forgoing another. Striking a balance within the macro-environment continues to be an unrelenting challenge for cities worldwide. Berlin, London, Stockholm, Seoul, Hong Kong, New York, and San Francisco are all considered future-focused cities in 2020 based on factors such as sustainability initiatives, use of disruptive technology, economic growth, and physical and financial health of the average resident.
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