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índice sintético de sostenibilidad

English translation: composite sustainability indicator

17:06 Mar 30, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Other
Spanish term or phrase: índice sintético de sostenibilidad
This term comes up a lot in a text I'm working on. Although I have found examples of "Synthetic sustainability index", I can only find it in translated texts, so I'm looking for confirmation.
Any other ideas? All help greatly appreciated. Examples similar to the ones in my text:

Metodología para la construcción de un **índice sintético de sostenibilidad** para su aplicación a la sostenibilidad portuaria.
La comunicación tiene como objetivo establecer una propuesta metodológicapara el cálculo de un **índice sintético de sostenibilidad** aplicable al sistema portuario español.
Fruto de ese encuentro nació un **índice sintético de sostenibilidad** que permite disponer de una información agregada y fácilmente comunicable acerca de cómo se posiciona la entidad en relación a sus pares en las distintas materias de Sostenibilidad y RSC.
Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 20:51
English translation:composite sustainability indicator
Explanation:
I'm cheating a bit here, but having posted a slightly different answer a few minutes ago I saw that the paper my quote came from has been published in English, as indicated below:

Elaboración de un índice sintético para predecir la inflación en ...dialnet.unirioja.es › servlet › articulo
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Autores: Alberto Cabrero, Juan Carlos Delrieu; Localización: Boletín económico - Banco de España, ISSN 0210-3737, Nº. 6 (JUN), 1996, págs. 37-46; Idioma: ...

Construction of a composite indicator for predicting inflation in ...www.econbiz.de › Record › construction-of-a-com...- Translate this page
Construction of a composite indicator for predicting inflation in Spain. Alberto Cabrero and Juan Carlos Delrieu. Alternative title: Elaboración de un índice ...


Explanation:
Sintético does not come directly from "synthetic" but from "synthesis". What they are saying is that they have combined a series of indexes to form a connected whole.

The following text shows this:

"La sintesis entre el conjunto de indicadores que fueron seleccionados por su capacidad de adelantar determinados puntos críticos y aquel otro subconjunto formado por aquellas variables que, al mismo tiempo, mostraban un poder predictivo significativo, ha permitido seleccionar un total de diez indicadores. De ellos, cuatro son indicadores de precios (el índice de precios industriales de bienes de consumo y de equipo, los índices de valor unitario de las importaciones de bienes de capital, y los precios percibidos por los agricultores), dos aproximan la presión de la demanda (importaciones de bienes y el gasto corriente y de capital del Estada), otro es una variable de costes (incremento salarial fijado en los convenios colectivos) y tres son variables monetarias y
financieras (un agregado monetario estrecho -M2-, el crédito ampliado a
empresas y familias y el tipo de cambio peseta-marco). Una combinación
lineal de estos indicadores con ponderaciones óptimas derivadas de un
análisis de componentes principales forman el indicador sintético
adelantado de la inflación.


Definition: A composite indicator is formed when individual indicators are compiled into a single index, on the basis of an underlying model of the multi-dimensional concept that is being measured.Dec 10, 2004

Composite indicator ... - OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 15:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1synthetic sustainability index
Lydia De Jorge
4 +1composite sustainability indicator
patinba
4sustainability index
philgoddard
3aggregate [aggregated] sustainability index
Chema Nieto Castañón


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sustainability index


Explanation:
I don't think you need to translate 'sintético'. That's what an index does - it synthesizes or summarizes.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 125
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Asker: Thanks, Phil

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
synthetic sustainability index


Explanation:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311916.2017.1...

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The synthetic index will be used to compare the environmental performance of the Unical green roof and permeable pavement. This methodology allows the evaluation of a synthetic sustainability index (SSI) of a LID intervention through a calculation procedure base on scores and weights.Dec 7, 2017

Synthetic sustainability index - Taylor & Francis Onlinewww.tandfonline.com › doi › full
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(PDF) 2017 Synthetic sustainability index SSI based on life ...www.researchgate.net › publication › 322203315_2017_Synthetic_susta...
PDF | On Jan 2, 2018, Mario Maiolo and others published 2017 Synthetic sustainability index SSI based on life cycle assessment approach of low impact ...

Synthetic sustainability index (SSI) based on life cycle ...www.tandfonline.com › doi › abs
by M Maiolo - ‎2017 - ‎Cited by 19 - ‎Related articles
Dec 7, 2017 - The purpose of this work is to identify an index of synthetic sustainability (SSI) based on life cycle assessment (LCA). Such LCA evaluates design ...

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 97
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Asker: Thanks, Lydia


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Several hundred hits for "Synthetic sustainability index", many from papers published in respectable journals.
4 mins
  -> Indeed. Cheers.
neutral  philgoddard: All of your references appear to come from the same translated source.
12 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
aggregate [aggregated] sustainability index


Explanation:
I would include "sintético" in the translation. I believe "aggregate" or "aggregated" might be the common equivalent term in English. I have also found "combined sustainability index". It is really hard though to sort out English originals...

For example,

The previous four sub-variables are then be combined into our aggregate sustainability index.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

In the JRC SusTrans Index each sustainability dimension is represented by the corresponding aggregated sustainability index (e.g. economic transport sustainability index, social transport sustainability index, etc.).
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

aggregated sustainability index, that can be considered a yardstick for eco-certification purposes
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21180419-relationship-between-se...

For example, the class 1 sector neutral US Aggregate Sustainability Index will have the same Treasury, government-related, corporate, and securitized sector weights as the flagship US Aggregate Index.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Analysis of the indicators to determine a measure of sustainability. In some cases the
various indicators are aggregated to give economic, social and environmental indices of sustainability, or even a single combined “sustainability” index.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...


Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 20:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Asker: Thanks, Chema

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
composite sustainability indicator


Explanation:
I'm cheating a bit here, but having posted a slightly different answer a few minutes ago I saw that the paper my quote came from has been published in English, as indicated below:

Elaboración de un índice sintético para predecir la inflación en ...dialnet.unirioja.es › servlet › articulo
Translate this page
Autores: Alberto Cabrero, Juan Carlos Delrieu; Localización: Boletín económico - Banco de España, ISSN 0210-3737, Nº. 6 (JUN), 1996, págs. 37-46; Idioma: ...

Construction of a composite indicator for predicting inflation in ...www.econbiz.de › Record › construction-of-a-com...- Translate this page
Construction of a composite indicator for predicting inflation in Spain. Alberto Cabrero and Juan Carlos Delrieu. Alternative title: Elaboración de un índice ...


Explanation:
Sintético does not come directly from "synthetic" but from "synthesis". What they are saying is that they have combined a series of indexes to form a connected whole.

The following text shows this:

"La sintesis entre el conjunto de indicadores que fueron seleccionados por su capacidad de adelantar determinados puntos críticos y aquel otro subconjunto formado por aquellas variables que, al mismo tiempo, mostraban un poder predictivo significativo, ha permitido seleccionar un total de diez indicadores. De ellos, cuatro son indicadores de precios (el índice de precios industriales de bienes de consumo y de equipo, los índices de valor unitario de las importaciones de bienes de capital, y los precios percibidos por los agricultores), dos aproximan la presión de la demanda (importaciones de bienes y el gasto corriente y de capital del Estada), otro es una variable de costes (incremento salarial fijado en los convenios colectivos) y tres son variables monetarias y
financieras (un agregado monetario estrecho -M2-, el crédito ampliado a
empresas y familias y el tipo de cambio peseta-marco). Una combinación
lineal de estos indicadores con ponderaciones óptimas derivadas de un
análisis de componentes principales forman el indicador sintético
adelantado de la inflación.


Definition: A composite indicator is formed when individual indicators are compiled into a single index, on the basis of an underlying model of the multi-dimensional concept that is being measured.Dec 10, 2004

Composite indicator ... - OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 257
Grading comment
Thanks again! Great help.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, patinba


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: Nice cheating ;) Also with index (vs indicator), i.e. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Chema!
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