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About The Good Index

The Good Index surfaces the most important ethical innovation signals — renewable energy breakthroughs, circular economy shifts, responsible AI developments — scored by real impact, not hype.

We track dozens of news sources, cluster related stories together, and use AI to score each signal across eight dimensions that matter for real-world impact.

How It Works

1

Monitor

We track ethical innovation news sources, from CleanTechnica to Stanford Social Innovation Review.

2

Cluster

AI groups related stories together. Five articles about the same battery breakthrough become one signal.

3

Score

Our Gravity Engine scores each cluster on 8 dimensions: Environmental Scale, Commercial Readiness, Funding Momentum, Research Density, Novelty, Accessibility, Policy Tailwind, and Gap Severity.

4

Detect

Greenwash detection flags PR fluff. We weight novelty and underserved problems higher — we're looking for signals others miss.

Built by The Good Studio

The Good Studio is an AI and automation consultancy for mission-driven businesses. We build ethical automation that enhances teams, not replaces them.

The Good Index is how we practice what we preach.

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Our Sources

Our source list is our editorial voice. We curate aggressively.

Academic & Research

Inside Climate NewsStanford Social Innovation ReviewThe Conversation - EnvironmentYale Environment 360

Circular Economy

Rethink GlobalSmart Cities DiveUtility DiveWaste Dive

Cleantech

Canary MediaCarbon BriefCleanTechnica

Our Methodology

Learn how we score, cluster, and synthesize intelligence — including our gravity dimensions, clustering thresholds, and AI rubrics.

Read the methodology
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Electrek
HEATED
MCJ Newsletter
The Crucial Years
The Green Techpreneur
Volts

Tech & Innovation

Fast Company - ImpactMIT Technology Review - ClimateWired - Science

Global Development

Circle of BlueClimate Home NewsHakai MagazineThe Revelator

Health Innovation

STAT News

Impact Investing

CTVCImpact SupportersImpactAlphaNext CityThe New Humanitarian

Responsible Tech

Access NowAlgorithmWatchJust AIRest of WorldThe Markup

Social Innovation

Climate Justice DispatchEnsiaIntersectional EnvironmentalistPositive NewsReasons to be CheerfulShareableYes! Magazine

Social Policy

The Guardian - Social Policy

Sustainability

Civil EatsFood TankGristMongabayThe Guardian - EnvironmentThe Weekly AnthropoceneTrellis (formerly GreenBiz)UPROOTED

Urban Innovation

Strong Towns