Governance

SEPI’s governance is designed to prioritise comparability, transparency, and audit-readiness. This Trust Layer explains how SEPI manages definitions, assumptions, versioning and publication gating to support decision-grade benchmarking outputs.

Governance principles

Transparency & comparability

Assumptions, boundaries, and limitations are stated explicitly so outputs remain interpretable and audit-ready.

  • Key assumptions and scope constraints are clearly signposted.

  • Interpretation guidance is provided to avoid false precision.

Reproducibility & Integrity

Versioning, change logs, and anti-gaming design choices protect the integrity of benchmarking outputs.

  • Each release has a stable version identifier and documented change log.

  • Measured pressures are kept distinct from narrative “levers” to reduce gaming risk.

Comparability discipline

Consistent KPI definitions, units, and normalisation rules are applied across companies and across releases.

  • Definitions are standardised and kept stable where possible.

  • Changes that affect comparability are treated as controlled, documented events.

Assurance-readiness

SEPI follows an assurance-compatible governance mindset: definitions and assumptions are documented, methodological updates are versioned, and material changes are tracked through a clear change-log discipline. This supports institutional comparability and reduces ambiguity across releases.

  • Versioning: Each public release has a stable version identifier.

  • Change log discipline: Material methodology changes are documented with rationale and effective date.

  • Traceability & limitations: Key assumptions and limitations are maintained for interpretability and review.

SEPI does not claim certification or regulatory endorsement at this stage.

Data correction mechanism

If you believe a datapoint or statement is incorrect or materially misleading, you may request a review through the correction channel below. Please provide supporting references so the issue can be assessed efficiently.

  1. Email: contact@sepi-index.org with subject line: “SEPI — Data correction request”

  2. Include: organisation name, relevant page/section, and supporting public references (links/documents)

  3. SEPI acknowledges receipt and reviews the request under governance procedures

  4. If applicable, corrections are reflected in the next published update and logged accordingly

Privacy-related requests should be sent to privacy@sepi-index.org.

Publication readiness gate

Public outputs are released only once core elements are locked under the validated roadmap. This gate exists to protect comparability, reduce interpretability risk, and ensure institutional readability.

Before public release, SEPI locks:

  • indicator scope and core definitions (headline categories)

  • key assumptions and limitations (documented)

  • missing data / coverage treatment rules

  • version identifier and change log entries

  • publication format and interpretation guidance

  • correction mechanism and governance references