Environmental concerns see China fall 3 places in global ‘trade sustainability’ ranking

Mainland China fell three places this year on a global ranking for trade sustainability, tracking what the compilers of the index described as declines in economic and environmental metrics. The Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index, which was released on Tuesday, ranked the mainland 19th out of 30 major economies. The United Kingdom ranked first, Singapore second, New Zealand third and Hong Kong fourth. The 30 economies covered by the annual index are evaluated on their ability to grow...