The ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) initiative assesses how ready an organization is to transition to this new low-carbon world using a future-oriented, sector specific methodology. It is the natural next step to bring accountability to the growing number of actions that organizations are taking to tackle climate change. ACT has the backing of companies, investors and government departments. Since the launch of the pilot project methodologies have been developed and tested with three trial sectors – retail, auto manufacturers and electric utilities.