FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Climate Price Index.
General
What is Climate Price Index?
Climate Price Index (CPI) is a research-grounded workspace that helps investment professionals translate climate risk into valuation-relevant outputs — price bands, NOI pressure ranges, and cap-rate deltas, all grounded in peer-reviewed research.
Is this related to the CPI inflation index?
No. “Climate Price Index” is a decision-support platform. It is not related to the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Who is this for?
CPI is designed for commercial real estate investors, portfolio managers, analysts, and CFOs who need to translate climate risk into financial terms for investment decisions, due diligence, or board reporting.
Data & Privacy
Can other users see my documents?
No. Your workspace is isolated from other users. Documents you upload are stored in your private workspace and are not visible to anyone else.
Do you train models on my uploads?
No. We do not use your uploaded documents to train AI models. Your data is used only to provide analysis within your workspace.
Where is my data stored?
Data is stored on Google Cloud infrastructure in US regions, encrypted at rest and in transit.
Research
Where does the research come from?
The research corpus contains ~400 peer-reviewed academic papers from journals like the Journal of Finance, Real Estate Economics, Journal of Financial Economics, and others. All papers are properly cited with DOIs.
How current is the corpus?
The corpus is updated periodically as new relevant research is published. Most papers are from 2015-2024, with a focus on empirical studies with quantitative findings.
Can I request papers be added?
Yes. If you know of a relevant paper that should be included, contact us and we'll evaluate it for inclusion.
Markets & Signals
What is the Markets tab?
The Markets tab shows live climate-disclosure signals derived from SEC filings. It tracks how publicly traded companies discuss climate in their 10-K and 10-Q reports, updated whenever new filings appear on EDGAR.
What does “disclosure intensity” mean?
Disclosure intensity measures how much a company's current climate language diverges from its own historical baseline. It's a relative metric — a high value means the company is saying more than usual, not that it's “good” or “bad” at climate. To compare companies across the same sector, use the disclosure gap, which shows whether a company is above or below its sector average.
What is the disclosure gap?
The disclosure gap is the difference between a company's intensity and its sector average. A positive gap (e.g., “+0.012 above”) means the company discloses more than its sector peers. A negative gap (e.g., “−0.008 below”) means it discloses less. Companies significantly below their sector average may have a mismatch between their climate risk exposure and what they're telling regulators.
What is the attention score?
The attention score (shown as 0–5 dots) is a triage indicator that highlights companies worth investigating. It's a composite of five factors: above sector average, intensifying trend, non-baseline pattern, high materiality concentration, and top-quintile momentum. A high attention score doesn't mean “good” or “bad” — it means the company is unusually active across multiple disclosure dimensions.
What are the Baseline / Emerging / Established badges?
These are disclosure patterns. Baseline means minimal divergence from norm, Emerging means growing climate language, and Established means sustained significant disclosure. They describe behavior, not quality.
What does “emerging %” mean on sector cards?
Emerging % shows what share of companies in a sector have moved beyond baseline disclosure (i.e., have Emerging or Established patterns). A sector with 40% emerging means 40% of its companies are disclosing climate at above-normal levels.
Is this an ESG score?
No. CPI signals measure disclosure behavior from public filings, not environmental performance. Think of it as a reading of what companies are saying to regulators, not what they're doing operationally.
Output
Can I export responses?
Yes. You can copy chat responses to your clipboard and paste into Word, PowerPoint, Notion, or any other tool that accepts formatted text.
What formats are supported?
Responses are formatted as Markdown with tables, figures, and citations. When you copy and paste, the formatting is preserved in most modern applications.