E3G has been ranked 16th in the 2012 Top 70 Environment Think Tanks by the Pew Global Think Tank ratings.
This beats performance in 2011 when E3G ranked 24th. The findings are the result of an international survey of over 1,950 scholars, public and private donors, policy makers and journalists. In the UK E3G is rated as the 2nd best Environment Think Tank after Chatham House.