Recomentor FAQs

What is Recomentor?

Recomentor is an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) compliance and benchmarking platform that allows users to perform compliance checks against various ESG frameworks, build custom frameworks, and access industry-specific ESG insights. You can find more information about Recomentor on our Overview page.

How can I get access to Recomentor?

You can access the Recomentor LITE Demo, a publicly available browser application with a two-week trial, by visiting demo.recomentor.ai and following the steps to Register, verify your email, and then log in. The registration process requires mandatory details like your username, password, email, name, and accepting the Privacy Policy.

Where can I find information on ESG terms and frameworks?

The ESG Knowledge Hub offers detailed explanations and additional resources on ESG terms. You can access it by clicking the Ask ESG AI tab on the Recomentor platform. Additionally, you can visit our ESG Glossary which provides concise explanations of the most important acronyms and terms related to ESG, sustainability, and Knowledge Graphs.

How do I perform a compliance check on Recomentor?

The general compliance check workflow can be broken up into the following stages:

What should I do if a company is not listed in the database?

If you can't find a company in the database, navigate to the Reports tab and click the Add company button. Fill out the information in the dialog and click Add to add the company to the list. The custom company can then be searched via the search bar or by using advanced filtering options. For more details visit the Managing Companies and Reports help page.

What should I do if an ESG report is not listed in the database?

You can add a report to an existing company by locating the corresponding company in the list on the Reports tab. Hover over the year of the missing report (indicated by a strikethrough font) and click on the Upload button.

This will open an Upload Report window in which you can attach the file of the missing report and paste its URL in the Link to Document field. Choose the Document Type from a drop-down menu and specify the Document Name and the Document Year.

For more details, refer to the Managing Companies and Reports help page.

How can I interpret the compliance check results?

The results of your compliance check will show your company’s ESG compliance score compared to highest and lowest performing industry peers, broken down into Environment, Social, and Governance segments. The individual categories in those segments are based on the chosen ESG framework. Furthermore, you can view your results in terms of calculated indicators. For more details, visit the Performing a Compliance Check section in our Quick-Start Guide.

What do the provided indicators mean?

Perform Compliance Checks for any company of interest: With Recomentor you can perform gap analysis against ESG frameworks and peer organizations. You can analyze your company's compliance using the following calculated indicators:

Users can leverage these indicators to identify improvement opportunities and prioritize ESG initiatives with the highest potential impact.

How can I filter peers during my compliance check?

To select a peer group to benchmark against you must select a company, a report, and an ESG framework. Then you can select the Add Peers button next to the Peer Filters label. This will open a dialog in which you can specify a Peer Classification System and corresponding Activities or industries. You can also select peers based on Geographical Area or Exchange (stock exchange type). Enabling Advanced Company Filters allows you to filter by a minimum amount of employees, total revenue, turnover, total assets, stock price (EOD), and market cap. Once you have selected your peer group, click Next to continue to the next page which gives you an overview of the reports selected for each peer company. You can also change this selection of reports if desired. After all required filer parameters have been set, click on the Apply button at the bottom of the window.

For more information, refer to the Selecting a Peer Group section in our Setting Parameters for a Compliance Check help page.

How can I create my own ESG framework in Recomentor?

You can also Edit or Delete existing frameworks via the dots icon in the Actions column.

How does Recomentor help sustainability departments?

Sustainability departments can use Recomentor to benchmark their company's ESG performance against peers, identify areas for improvement, and enhance their sustainability reporting.

How can ESG consulting companies benefit from Recomentor?

How can investor relations teams use Recomentor?

Investor relations teams can use Recomentor to strengthen communication with investors by showcasing their company’s ESG performance, benchmarking their company against industry peers, and ensuring transparent ESG reporting.

How can Recomentor help financial institutions?

What is the ESG Knowledge Hub?

The ESG Knowledge Hub is a resource connected to Recomentor that offers a conversational AI-based tool to explore ESG-related concepts, frameworks, and regulations. It combines expert knowledge and AI to provide accurate, transparent, and traceable information for users.

How do I use the ESG Knowledge Hub?

You can use the ESG Knowledge Hub by typing ESG-related questions into the prompt field. The AI will generate a summary and provide recommendations, relevant articles, and links to related concepts. You can also ask follow-up questions for more detailed answers.

What is the significance of the GraphRAG technology in the Knowledge Hub?

GraphRAG combines retrieval-augmented generation with graph-based representations—such as knowledge graphs or other structured data—to deliver accurate and traceable information. This ensures the data provided is correct, transparent, and relevant, addressing the complex nature of ESG reporting.

What should I do if I encounter an issue with Recomentor?

If you encounter issues or need help you can reach out to the support team via our help desk.