Every company audit is scored across three 10-point categories: carbon strategy, biodiversity and environmental protection, and governance. The rating is not a buy, sell, or hold recommendation. It is a structured view of environmental credibility.
The 30-Point Framework
Carbon Strategy
Scope 1, 2, and material Scope 3 disclosure; absolute emissions trend; SBTi or equivalent target quality; renewable energy additionality; and offset reliance.
Biodiversity
Deforestation exposure, water stewardship, site-level nature risk, circularity, pollution controls, and credible biodiversity net gain or restoration evidence.
Governance
Board oversight, executive incentives, lobbying alignment, assurance, controversies, disclosure quality, and whether sustainability claims survive source-level scrutiny.
Rating Scale
| Rating | Interpretation | Typical evidence pattern |
|---|---|---|
| AAA | Green leader | Strong real-world outcomes, validated targets, aligned capex, and clear governance. |
| AA | Strong | Credible transition evidence with limited but monitorable gaps. |
| A | Acceptable but monitored | Useful evidence, but execution, Scope 3, or biodiversity risk remains material. |
| B | Caution | Claims are incomplete, slow-moving, or contradicted by parts of the business. |
| C/F | Avoid or high risk | High greenwashing risk, severe harm, weak disclosure, or strategy misalignment. |
Evidence Rules
- Company disclosures are treated as claims until supported by audited data, third-party validation, or external sources.
- Absolute emissions matter alongside intensity metrics.
- Targets without capital allocation, interim milestones, or governance accountability receive limited credit.
- Nature and water claims must be location-aware where the company has material physical impacts.
- Lobbying and trade association activity can reduce governance scores when it conflicts with public climate claims.
Corrections And Updates
Audits are updated annually or after material changes such as target revisions, major controversies, new sustainability reports, acquisitions, or strategy changes. If you spot an error or have a source we should review, please use the corrections process on the contact page.