Understand how the Impakter Index brings together Klimado’s sustainability data and Impakter’s reporting, and how ESG priorities and sustainability scores are assigned using a transparent, data-driven methodology.
How it works
A structured, repeatable process applied consistently across all organisations assessed by Klimado.
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ESG priority
Each organisation receives one primary ESG focus based on its core business sector using NACE industry classifications.
Assigned to organisations whose operations have the greatest environmental impact.
Examples
These sectors are primarily evaluated through emissions, resource use, pollution, biodiversity and energy efficiency.
Assigned to organisations where workforce wellbeing, customer safety and community impact are the dominant ESG considerations.
Examples
Performance depends heavily on labour standards, health and safety, customer welfare and social responsibility.
Assigned to organisations where transparency, regulation and compliance are the strongest sustainability drivers.
Examples
These sectors are primarily evaluated through governance structures, compliance, cybersecurity, ethics and reporting practices.
Scoring
Each organisation receives a Sustainability Score between 0 and 100 based on multiple weighted factors.
Industries are evaluated according to their inherent sustainability risks.
Larger and more established organisations generally provide more comprehensive ESG reporting, certifications and governance practices.
Companies with transparent public sustainability information receive additional scoring confidence.
Scores are calibrated against regional ESG maturity to ensure fair comparisons across different countries.
Score formula
Overall Sustainability Score
Sector Base Score
Foundation
Company Maturity
Reporting depth
Data Availability
Transparency bonus
Sector Risk Adjustment
Risk penalty
Scores run from 0 to 100. As a reading guide, 75 and above indicates strong performance, 50 to 74 developing performance, and below 50 an early stage. A company that Klimado has not yet assessed is shown without a score.
Scores are Klimado’s assessment, not Impakter’s editorial judgement.
Scores can be withheld from this site while rating regulation is clarified; when they are, the Index is sorted alphabetically.
Examples
See how the formula produces scores across three different industry types. The figures are illustrative; actual scores are Klimado’s assessment.
Priority: Environmental
Final Score
Developing performance
65
Priority: Governance
Final Score
Strong performance
90
Priority: Social
Final Score
Developing performance
65
Our commitment
Every score is Klimado’s assessment, based on publicly available information and a documented methodology.
The same evaluation framework is applied across all organisations.
Scores are normalised to enable meaningful comparisons between industries and countries.
