Interpreting the Tornado Chart in Your Double Materiality Assessment

[Double Materiality Module]

The Tornado Chart is one of the two visualizations available under the Topic Lens tab within the Double Materiality module. This chart provides a clear, side-by-side view of financial materiality and impact materiality scores for each Datamaran topic relevant to the industries selected in your analysis settings.

What the tornado chart shows

The chart visualizes topic scores derived from your data-driven double materiality analysis. Each bar on the chart represents a topic, with:

  • The left side showing the financial materiality score

  • The right side showing the impact materiality score

By hovering over any bar, you can view:

  • The topic's materiality score (on a scale from 0 to 1)

  • The classification level, ranging from very low to very high (low– to high+)

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Sorting options

You can reorder the topics displayed in the chart by:

  • Maximum Score (either financial or impact, whichever is higher)

  • Financial Score

  • Impact Score

This makes it easier to focus on the topics most relevant to your strategic priorities.

Download the graph

The Tornado Chart can be downloaded as an image, making it easy to include in presentations or reports.

AI-Powered chart analysis (Beta)

You can also leverage our LLM-based chart analysis feature to generate clear and actionable insights from the chart data by selecting "Analyze chart data". This AI-driven functionality helps you quickly interpret complex results and make informed decisions.