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Indicator
An observation or pattern in the records that may or may not be significant.
Evidence, independence and professional judgment
The discipline behind reliable analysis.
These standards govern how Climate Probity handles evidence, analytical interpretation and material conclusions across institutional, commercial and public-interest work, with traceability, proportionality, qualified review and independence built into the process.
Analytical states
Use the right term for what the evidence supports.
The language used should match what the evidence actually supports at each stage of review.
Across Climate Probity, signal is the umbrella term for something surfaced through analysis. It may remain an indicator, become a review question, or, after qualified review, support an analytical finding.
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Review question
A matter that warrants clarification, reconciliation, due diligence, or further examination.
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Analytical finding
A conclusion supported by documented evidence after qualified review, with its scope, basis, and limitations stated.
Authority and evidence
Keep analytical insight and formal authority distinct.
Climate Probity distinguishes its own analysis from allegations, official records and determinations made by competent bodies. Each carries different authority and is identified accordingly.
Allegation
A claim of wrongdoing made by a person or body with standing to raise it; it is not, by itself, an established finding.
Formal determination
A conclusion reached by an authorized investigative, judicial, administrative, or oversight body.
Safeguards
Standards that keep the analysis defensible and useful.
Six operating principles connect substantive analysis to evidence, qualified professional judgment, transparent review and a documented record of how material conclusions were reached.
01Source traceability
Every substantive output links back to identifiable source records so its evidential basis can be examined.
02Human review
Qualified experts assess context, significance, sufficiency, and materiality before analytical conclusions carry weight.
03Proportionality
Conclusions and language are matched to the strength, completeness, and limitations of the available evidence.
04Right of reply
Where an external output concerns an identifiable subject, an appropriate opportunity to respond forms part of the review process.
05Correction and version control
Material new information is assessed, corrections are recorded, and substantive changes remain traceable.
06Independence
Analytical conclusions are determined by the evidence, applicable standards and professional judgment, not by commercial, funding, political or institutional interests.
Policies in development
Governance and method policies for professional use.
Policies and operating procedures continue to develop as Climate Probity grows. They formalize how evidence is handled, reviewed, challenged, corrected and protected while preserving appropriate confidentiality and proprietary analytical methods.
Conflicts of interest
Reviewer qualifications
Source reliability
Privacy and personal data
Information security
Retention and deletion
Complaints and appeals
Method validation
Bias and error monitoring
Governance arrangements
Disclosure boundary
Transparent enough to assess. Protected where necessary.
Climate Probity seeks to make the basis, nature and limits of material conclusions understandable to intended users and affected stakeholders. Proprietary methods, confidential client information, protected sources, personal information and legitimately restricted material remain protected where appropriate.
Transparency should make conclusions understandable without compromising legitimate protections.
Users should be able to understand what the evidence establishes, what remains uncertain and how a conclusion was reached, while legitimate confidentiality, privacy and method protections are preserved.
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Climate Probity provides independent intelligence and analysis across climate and development finance to help users understand the record, identify material risks, and make better-informed decisions.