How do you ensure the transparency and validity of the Index?

The Access to Medicine Index is based upon extensive research involving numerous interviews, corporate documents and information sources available in the public domain. The Index is the work of an independent research group, RiskMetrics Group. The company has been contracted by the foundation to perform the research and analysis for the AtM Index. It specializes in analyzing corporate performance on environmental, social and strategic governance issues, with a particular focus on their impact on competitiveness, profitability and share price performance.