Reports to download

Value Creation Ratings Report 2026 (VCr2026)

The third annual edition, rating the world's 1,000 largest listed firms on the sustainable value creation of their business models.

Value Creation Ratings Report 2025 (VCr2025)

The second annual edition, a proof-of-concept report with comprehensive firm datasets.

Value Creation Ratings Report 2024 (VCr2024)

The pilot edition that established the VCr and the VCp as firm-level measurements.

Elite Quality Report 2026 (EQx2026)

The sister country-level measurement of the VCr, ranking 151 nations on the elite quality of their business models.

Elite Quality Report 2025 (EQx2025)

The full international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 151 countries.

Elite Quality Report 2024 (EQx2024)

The full international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 151 countries.

Elite Quality Report 2023 (EQx2023)

The full international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 151 countries.

Elite Quality Report 2022 (EQx2022)

The full international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 151 countries.

Elite Quality Report 2021 (EQx2021)

The full international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 151 countries.

Elite Quality Report 2020 (EQx2020)

The first ever international measurement of Elite Quality, ranking 32 countries.

Towards an Elite Theory of Economic Development (book)

This comprehensive book is available for free open access download as a PDF or EPUB from De Gruyter Brill.

Measuring Elite Quality

Casas i Klett, T., Cozzi, G., Diebold, C., & Zeller, C. (2020). MPRA Paper No. 102068, University Library of Munich.

Governance and value

Applying the Sustainable Value Creation framework and its measurements to help boards assess whether a firm's business model is sustainable.

SVC Metrics table

Every SVC Metric explained and assigned to its respective Pillar, Rating Area, and value transfer type.

EQx Indicators tables

Each Indicator referenced and explained in terms of what and why.

How meaningful is the Elite Quality Index ranking?

Diebold, C. (2022). Social Indicators Research, 163(1).