Illustrative only. These are hypothetical configurations to prompt discussion. They don't describe real companies and aren't recommendations for your organisation. Target levels depend on your baseline, sector and verified data.
Any sector · defaultBalanced starting point
A company with no single dominant planetary exposure, using ROP for the first time. The default configuration spreads weight across all eight pillars so the board can learn where the data is strong and weak before concentrating.
- Climate & Carbon 20%
- Nature & Biodiversity 15%
- Water & Oceans 15%
- Resource Circularity 10%
- Pollution Prevention 10%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 10%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 10%
- Planetary Culture 10%
Why these weights
Climate carries the most weight because it has the most mature data and verification infrastructure. The three governance pillars together carry 30% — enough that environmental numbers can't earn a payout on their own if the culture behind them is weak.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Climate & Carbon | Scope 1+2 intensity reduction vs baseline | -4% | -7% | -10% |
| Water & Oceans | High-stress basin sites with verified mitigation plans | 50% | 75% | 100% |
| Trust & Speak-Up Culture | Speak-up reports per 100 employees vs sector benchmark | 0.8× | 1.0× | 1.3× |
| Anti-Bribery & Corruption | High-risk third parties with completed due diligence | 80% | 95% | 100% |
Pay design: ROP at 20% of STI and 15% of LTI (3-year vesting). Negative discretion only.
Load in calculator →TechnologyExample Company A: software & cloud services
Growth depends on data-centre capacity and enterprise customers who now score suppliers on emissions. Physical footprint is small; data and governance integrity are the reputational exposure.
- Climate & Carbon 35%
- Water & Oceans 5%
- Resource Circularity 10%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 20%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 10%
- Planetary Culture 20%
Why these weights
Energy use in compute is the dominant planetary lever, so climate leads. Hardware lifecycle drives circularity. Nature and pollution are excluded — the board judged them immaterial and says so in its disclosure. Speak-up culture is weighted heavily because product and data decisions are made by small, fast-moving teams.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Climate & Carbon | 24/7 carbon-free energy share across data centres | 55% | 65% | 75% |
| Resource Circularity | Retired hardware reused or recycled (by mass) | 85% | 92% | 98% |
| Trust & Speak-Up Culture | Employees who say they can raise concerns without fear (survey) | 70% | 78% | 85% |
| Planetary Culture | Product launches passing a carbon design review | 60% | 80% | 95% |
Pay design: ROP at 15% of STI; 10% of LTI tied to the 3-year carbon-free energy trajectory.
Load in calculator →Chemicals & materialsExample Company B: specialty chemicals manufacturer
Licence to operate depends on permits at a dozen plants, several in water-stressed basins. PFAS regulation is the biggest strategic risk in the next five years.
- Climate & Carbon 15%
- Nature & Biodiversity 5%
- Water & Oceans 25%
- Resource Circularity 10%
- Pollution Prevention 25%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 10%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 5%
- Planetary Culture 5%
Why these weights
Water and pollution prevention together carry half the weight, reflecting the permit and litigation exposure. The speak-up pillar is kept at 10% deliberately: compliance reports can look clean while internal research says otherwise.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Pollution Prevention | PFAS phase-out: revenue from PFAS-free alternatives | 40% | 55% | 70% |
| Water & Oceans | Effluent exceedances vs permit limits (count) | ≤6 | ≤2 | 0 |
| Water & Oceans | Water intensity in high-stress basins (m³/t) | -5% | -10% | -15% |
| Trust & Speak-Up Culture | EHS concerns raised and closed within 60 days | 70% | 85% | 95% |
Pay design: ROP at 25% of STI. Any significant environmental incident triggers negative discretion on the full ROP portion.
Load in calculator →Financial servicesExample Company C: commercial & corporate bank
Direct footprint is minor; planetary impact flows through the lending book. Operates in several high corruption-risk markets and faces rising regulatory scrutiny of transition plans.
- Climate & Carbon 35%
- Nature & Biodiversity 10%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 15%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 25%
- Planetary Culture 15%
Why these weights
Climate is measured through financed emissions, not branch energy. Anti-bribery carries a quarter of the weight because correspondent banking and trade finance in high-risk jurisdictions are where the bank's integrity is most exposed.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Climate & Carbon | Financed emissions intensity, high-emitting sectors (vs SBTi pathway) | On pathway | 5% ahead | 10% ahead |
| Nature & Biodiversity | Agri & forestry clients with deforestation-free commitments verified | 50% | 70% | 90% |
| Anti-Bribery & Corruption | ISO 37001 scope coverage of high-risk markets | 60% | 80% | 100% |
| Trust & Speak-Up Culture | Named (non-anonymous) reporter share | 40% | 50% | 60% |
Pay design: ROP at 20% of STI and 20% of LTI. Financed-emissions metrics sit only in the LTI to reward trajectory, not single-year portfolio moves.
Load in calculator →ExtractivesExample Company D: diversified mining company
Every new project depends on community consent and government permits. Operations overlap with high-biodiversity areas and water-scarce regions; several host countries score poorly on corruption indices.
- Climate & Carbon 15%
- Nature & Biodiversity 20%
- Water & Oceans 20%
- Resource Circularity 5%
- Pollution Prevention 10%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 10%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 15%
- Planetary Culture 5%
Why these weights
Nature and water together carry 40%, matching where permits are won and lost. Anti-bribery is higher than the default because environmental permits are a known corruption interface — a clean data pipeline matters as much as the data.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Nature & Biodiversity | Sites with no-net-loss biodiversity plans independently verified | 50% | 70% | 90% |
| Water & Oceans | Water recycled at operations in stressed basins | 65% | 75% | 85% |
| Anti-Bribery & Corruption | Permit-related third parties with enhanced due diligence | 85% | 95% | 100% |
| Pollution Prevention | Tailings facilities conforming to GISTM | 70% | 85% | 100% |
Pay design: ROP at 20% of STI and 15% of LTI. A fatality or major tailings incident zeroes the ROP portion for the year.
Load in calculator →Consumer staplesExample Company E: food & agriculture group
Raw material supply depends on soil health, pollinators and water availability across thousands of farms. EU deforestation rules now apply to key commodities.
- Climate & Carbon 15%
- Nature & Biodiversity 25%
- Water & Oceans 20%
- Resource Circularity 10%
- Pollution Prevention 5%
- Trust & Speak-Up Culture 10%
- Anti-Bribery & Corruption 5%
- Planetary Culture 10%
Why these weights
Nature leads because supply security is literally a biodiversity question. Water follows closely. Climate is lower than you might expect — most emissions are Scope 3 agricultural emissions that overlap heavily with the nature indicators.
Sample indicators and targets
| Pillar | Indicator | Threshold | Target | Maximum |
|---|
| Nature & Biodiversity | Deforestation- and conversion-free volume, high-risk commodities | 85% | 95% | 100% |
| Water & Oceans | Sourcing regions with active water stewardship programmes | 40% | 60% | 80% |
| Resource Circularity | Packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable | 75% | 85% | 95% |
| Planetary Culture | Procurement decisions scored on nature criteria | 50% | 70% | 90% |
Pay design: ROP at 20% of STI and 15% of LTI, with SBTN land targets phased into the LTI once validated.
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