Environmental quality as a criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of state environmental government in a digital society

The author considers the category of «environmental quality». Analyzes foreign experience in determining the integrated environmental quality index. It is concluded that, in accordance with Russian legislation, this term is legal, but there is no definition of it, environmental, economic and socio-cultural indicators that take into account the state of the environment as a single ecological system are not legally fixed. Proposes to consider this category as a criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of state environmental management in a digital society.