Overview

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor is a benchmark research series, initiated in 2022, that assesses the credibility of corporate climate strategies using a consistent and evolving analytical framework. The series focuses on large, multinational companies across high-emitting and systemically important sectors.

Purpose

The purpose of the series is to evaluate whether corporate climate commitments are transparent, substantiated and aligned with credible transition pathways. It aims to distinguish robust corporate climate strategies from those that lack sufficient clarity, coverage or accountability.

Methodology

The methodology is based on predefined good-practice criteria and is applied consistently across reporting years. It assesses companies across four core dimensions: emissions tracking and disclosure, target setting, implementation of emission reduction measures and approaches to addressing ongoing or residual emissions. Assessments rely on publicly available, self-reported information and apply a structured rating approach to transparency and integrity. The benchmark is updated periodically to reflect developments in scientific understanding, regulatory expectations and voluntary standards, allowing comparability over time while maintaining methodological relevance.

Use for finance professionals

For finance professionals, the series serves as a reference tool to support due diligence, stewardship, risk assessment and engagement with corporates. It can be used to compare corporate climate strategies across peers and sectors, track changes in quality over time, and inform assessments of transition credibility within investment and lending decisions.