Company profile
Recursive at a glance
Recursive is a boutique ESG consultancy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We help organisations across the GCC work out what matters, act on it, measure the result and go again.
Key facts
- Name
- Recursive (recursive.sa)
- What we are
- A boutique ESG (environmental, social and governance) consultancy
- Based in
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Where we work
- Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC
- Languages
- Arabic and English
- Who we work with
- Sustainability teams in large companies, and holding groups and portfolio owners that need one consistent approach across several companies
- Ways to work with us
- Single-company engagements, portfolio programmes across many companies, and an outsourced ESG team on retainer
- Contact
- welcome@recursive.sa
- Online
- LinkedIn, Instagram, X
Services
Strategy and governance
- Materiality assessments
- ESG strategy and roadmaps
- ESG governance
- Capacity building
Climate and carbon
- Carbon accounting
- Net zero and decarbonisation
- Climate risk and scenarios
- Carbon credits
Reporting, data and assurance
- Disclosure and reporting
- Report writing and design
- Benchmarking and tracking
- ESG data systems
- Assurance readiness
Operations and value chain
- Sustainable supply chains
- Human rights due diligence
- Nature, biodiversity and water
- Product footprints
- Social impact measurement
- Sustainability certification
- Green buildings
Sustainable finance and investment
- ESG due diligence
- ESG ratings analysis
- Green and sustainable finance
Standards and frameworks
- GRI Standards
- IFRS S1 and S2
- GRESB
- SASB standards
- Saudi Exchange ESG Disclosure Guidelines
- GCC ESG Disclosure Metrics
- CMA guidelines for green and sustainability-linked debt
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Double materiality
Method
Seven steps make one cycle. The last step feeds the first, so each cycle starts from a better baseline.
- Learn
- Benchmark
- Formulate
- Plan
- Implement
- Evaluate
- Analyse and explore
Questions
Where is Recursive based?
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We work with organisations across the GCC.
What does Recursive do?
We are a boutique ESG consultancy with 23 services in five practices: strategy and governance, climate and carbon, reporting, data and assurance, operations and value chain, and sustainable finance and investment.
Who does Recursive work with?
Sustainability teams in large companies, and holding groups and portfolio owners that need one consistent approach across several companies.
Which standards and frameworks do you work with?
Among others: GRI, IFRS S1 and S2, GRESB, SASB, the Saudi Exchange ESG Disclosure Guidelines, the GCC ESG Disclosure Metrics, the CMA guidelines for green and sustainability-linked debt, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
How do I start?
Email welcome@recursive.sa with your company, your sector and what you need. One email is enough to start.
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