What is Economy as a Code?
A new approach to impact measurement
In a world where companies are increasingly scrutinized for their actions, not only financially but also for their impact on society and the environment, managing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria has become an absolute priority.
Economy as a Code (EaaC) was born from this observation: we needed a method for measuring ESG indicators based on certified open-source data, capable of delivering reliable, auditable, and reproducible results.
The four pillars of EaaC
The methodology rests on four fundamental indicators:
- Economic Impact (EI) : How much does the company contribute to territories?
- Social Impact (SI) : How many jobs does economic activity generate?
- Fiscal Impact (FI) : What is the fiscal contribution to territories?
- Carbon Impact (CI) : What is the CO2e impact of economic activity?
Each indicator breaks down into three levels of effects: direct, indirect, and induced, providing a complete picture of a company's footprint across its territories of operation.
Why open source?
The credibility of impact measurement rests on methodological transparency. By publishing the entire approach as open source, we enable everyone, researchers, companies, regulators, to verify and improve the results.
This is the sine qua non of trustworthy impact measurement.
Going further
You can explore the methodology now via the GitHub repository or get the full book Economy as a Code: A technical approach to ESG indicators on Amazon.