Since the launch of our 2015 Corporate Accountability Index in November, our hard-working team has undertaken a thorough review of the Index methodology, research process, and results. We have also expanded the methodology to cover more types of companies, products and services.
The result is a revised methodology for public comment and final stakeholder consultation. In order to facilitate feedback and enable easy comparison between the new draft version and the 2015 version, we are providing four separate PDF documents that can be downloaded via the following links:
Feedback on the revised methodology should be sent to feedback@rankingdigitalrights.org by August 5, 2016.
Readers of the above documents are also encouraged to review the results of the 2015 Index as well as the downloadable report and raw data, all available here.
As part of our effort to collect as much feedback as possible from a range of sources, members of our team will be reaching out to all companies ranked in 2015, companies that we are considering for inclusion in the next round, and other key stakeholders.
After feedback is absorbed and final revisions are made, data collection and analysis will begin in Fall 2016. We aim to publish the next iteration of the RDR Corporate Accountability Index in the first half of 2017, with more precise timing to be determined. Up to six companies will be added for the 2017 Index. The names of those companies will be made public when we publish the final revised methodology and launch the new research cycle.
