44.01

Does the core business genuinely avoid or reduce emissions, or build climate resilience? Share of revenue that is actually 'green'. Fossil-dependent models score low.

The core technology — permanently converting atmospheric or industrial CO₂ into carbonate minerals in peridotite rock within 12 months — is a genuine and scientifically grounded carbon dioxide removal approach, distinct from reversible geological storage, but current verified sequestration volumes remain at pilot scale (hundreds to low thousands of tonnes) with no published independent MRV data confirming net removal at commercial scale.

Credible, science-based targets (SBTi), a real net-zero plan with progress to date, and CDP disclosure — not just a dated press release.

44.01 has stated a high-level aspiration to mineralise 1 billion tonnes of CO₂ by 2040, but no SBTi-validated near-term targets, CDP disclosure, independently verified net-zero pathway, or published interim milestones with progress tracking were found in publicly available sources — the target is marketing-grade, not investor-grade.

Operational footprint, labour and social practices, and governance quality across the company's own operations and supply chain.

The company is small, early-stage, and operationally low-footprint relative to its sector; it explicitly plans to use Oman's solar and wind resources to power operations and frames job creation for fossil-fuel-sector workers as a social co-benefit, but no independently verified ESG report, labour practices disclosure, or supply-chain audit has been published.

Quality of disclosure, independent third-party verification, and how much hard data backs the company's claims.

44.01 publishes project announcements, investor updates, and high-level milestone timelines, but there is no publicly available independent third-party verification of tonnes sequestered, no CDP disclosure, no audited emissions inventory, and no published MRV methodology — disclosure quality is press-release-level for a company whose entire value proposition depends on verifiable removal claims.

Controversies, litigation, pollution, fossil-fuel lobbying, conflict-zone involvement and governance scandals. Higher means cleaner.

No material controversies, litigation, greenwashing investigations, fossil-fuel lobbying links, or governance scandals were identified in public sources; the company's investors include credible sovereign and climate-specialist funds, and XPRIZE's independent scientific evaluation found no disqualifying concerns, though the ADNOC partnership (UAE state oil company) warrants monitoring for future conflicts of interest.