Beyond disclosure.
Inside the operating system.
RECI is an evidence-based index that scores the operational maturity of corporate climate strategy — governance accountability, data infrastructure, financial controls, risk management, and assurance rigour — across 100 of the world's most consequential companies.
Published targets reveal intent. RECI measures whether the internal systems exist to deliver on it.
The problem
Climate disclosure is expanding.
Operational comparability is not.
Published targets and policies often reveal little about the internal systems that determine whether commitments will be met. Two companies with identical net-zero pledges can have fundamentally different capacities to deliver.
RECI provides a structured benchmark that evaluates this operational layer — governance accountability, data infrastructure, financial integration, risk management, and assurance rigour — producing a comparable, evidence-based score across sectors and jurisdictions.
Framework
Seven pillars of climate readiness
Governance Chassis
Board-level oversight, structural accountability, and executive incentive linkage to climate targets.
Data Infrastructure
Granularity, traceability, and digitisation of emissions data collection and reporting systems.
Financial Controls
Internal carbon pricing, dedicated sustainability budgets, and capital allocation alignment.
Operational Linkage
Integration of climate objectives into procurement, maintenance, training, and daily operations.
Risk Radar
Physical and transition risk identification, scenario analysis, and TCFD-aligned disclosure maturity.
Assurance Depth
Rigour of third-party verification — distinguishing Limited from Reasonable Assurance.
Transparency & Disclosure
CDP participation, TCFD/ESRS indexing, and machine-readable data accessibility.
Differentiation
Systems maturity, not disclosure quality
Most sustainability frameworks evaluate what organisations report. RECI evaluates whether the systems behind those reports are mature enough to deliver on stated commitments.
A company may publish strong climate targets while lacking the governance discipline, data environment, or financial alignment to execute them. RECI makes that gap visible by scoring structural maturity on a five-level scale across all seven pillars.
Published benchmarks
Index — Top 10
This benchmark is designed for corporate peer comparison and climate strategy assessment. It is not designed or intended as an investment screening, portfolio construction, or fund selection tool.
Scores calibrated for public-data limitations. All scores subject to adjudicator review.
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Built for decision-makers
Board Directors & Risk Committees
Structured climate maturity benchmark for governance oversight, strategic risk assessment, and transition planning.
Corporates & Sustainability Teams
Objective peer benchmarking to identify operational gaps and strengthen climate readiness posture.
Regulators & Policymakers
Operationally grounded benchmarks that support evidence-based climate policy assessment.
Professional Adjudication
Public benchmarks.
Structured, pillar-level insight.
The public index provides aggregate scores for 100 companies. The professional portal offers pillar-level analysis, evidence review pathways, and structured adjudication tools for enterprise and advisory users.