Why we exist

We aspire to a world where businesses are the catalyst for measurable, positive environmental and social impact.

Recursive is a boutique ESG consultancy in Riyadh. We help organisations across the GCC work out what matters, act on it, measure the result and go again.

Practice

Five practices, twenty-three services.

Together they cover the full path, from deciding what matters to proving progress to the people who ask.

014 services

Strategy and governance

Decide what matters, and who owns it.

  1. 1.1

    Materiality assessments

    Find the ESG issues that matter most to your business and your stakeholders, including double materiality.

  2. 1.2

    ESG strategy and roadmaps

    Turn what matters into a strategy with clear ambitions, pillars and a multi-year roadmap.

  3. 1.3

    ESG governance

    Set up the board committee, roles and policies that own ESG, and link it to pay.

  4. 1.4

    Capacity building

    Training that gives your board and teams the knowledge to carry ESG goals into daily work.

024 services

Climate and carbon

Measure your emissions, cut them, and prepare for climate risk.

  1. 2.1

    Carbon accounting

    Measure Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064, ready for verification.

  2. 2.2

    Net zero and decarbonisation

    Set science-based targets and build the roadmap and business case to reach them.

  3. 2.3

    Climate risk and scenarios

    Assess physical and transition risks under several climate scenarios, as TCFD and IFRS S2 expect.

  4. 2.4

    Carbon credits

    Decide whether and how to use carbon credits, including the Saudi voluntary carbon market, without weakening your targets.

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Reporting, data and assurance

Show where you stand, in a way that holds up.

  1. 3.1

    Disclosure and reporting

    Choose the right frameworks, from the Saudi Exchange guidelines and GRI to IFRS S1 and S2, and report against them.

  2. 3.2

    Report writing and design

    Sustainability reports written and designed for the people who read them.

  3. 3.3

    Benchmarking and tracking

    Set targets, compare against peers and track progress over time.

  4. 3.4

    ESG data systems

    Choose and set up the platforms, KPIs and data flows that make reporting repeatable.

  5. 3.5

    Assurance readiness

    Get your data, controls and evidence ready for external assurance under ISSA 5000 and ISAE 3000.

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Operations and value chain

Put the strategy to work on the ground.

  1. 4.1

    Sustainable supply chains

    Manage ESG risk from sourcing to disposal by engaging suppliers and measuring how they perform.

  2. 4.2

    Human rights due diligence

    Find and address risks to workers and communities in your operations and supply chain.

  3. 4.3

    Nature, biodiversity and water

    Understand your dependence and impact on nature and water, using the TNFD approach.

  4. 4.4

    Product footprints

    Life-cycle assessments and environmental product declarations for what you make.

  5. 4.5

    Social impact measurement

    Measure what your programmes change for people and communities, not just what they cost.

  6. 4.6

    Sustainability certification

    Support through green and carbon neutral certifications that back up your commitments.

  7. 4.7

    Green buildings

    Mostadam, LEED and GRESB, from design targets to certified and reported assets.

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Sustainable finance and investment

Bring ESG into capital decisions.

  1. 5.1

    ESG due diligence

    Identify ESG risks and opportunities in investments, mergers and acquisitions before you commit.

  2. 5.2

    ESG ratings analysis

    Understand how rating agencies and indices score you, and where to improve.

  3. 5.3

    Green and sustainable finance

    Frameworks for green bonds, sukuk and loans, with allocation and impact reporting, ready for external review.

Ways to work with us

One company, or a whole portfolio.

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Single company

One project, or the full seven-step cycle, for one organisation.

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Portfolio programme

One approach across many companies: a shared baseline, consistent data and consolidated reporting, aligned with the shareholder's framework.

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Outsourced ESG team

Part-time support on a retainer, for companies whose sustainability team is small or still forming.

Ask about support

Method

One loop, run again.

Seven steps make one cycle. The last step feeds the first, so each cycle starts one ring further in, from a better baseline.

Cycle 01 is running. Select a step to hold it.

Contact

Begin your first cycle.

One email is enough to start.