The 8 Dimensions of Institutional Compassion
Every entity scored by the Compassion Benchmark — governments, companies, AI labs, robotics labs, and cities — is assessed on the same 8 dimensions of institutional compassion: Awareness, Empathy, Action, Equity, Boundaries, Accountability, Systemic Thinking, Integrity. Each dimension breaks into 5 evidence-anchored subdimensions, scored 0–5, that roll up into the entity's 0–100 composite score.
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Each dimension page defines the dimension, walks through its 5 subdimensions, and links back to the full methodology.
AWR
Awareness
Does this entity reliably detect when others are in pain or need — before they name it?
EMP
Empathy
Does this entity genuinely connect with the inner experience of those it serves?
ACT
Action
Does compassionate understanding translate into real, proportional, effective help?
EQU
Equity
Is care distributed fairly — especially toward those with greatest need and least power?
BND
Boundaries
Is helping sustainable, ethical, and autonomy-preserving — not dependency-creating?
ACC
Accountability
Does this entity own its failures, correct course, and make genuine repair?
SYS
Systemic Thinking
Does compassion extend to root causes and structural change — not only symptom relief?
INT
Integrity
Is compassion genuine, consistent, and non-performative — especially when it costs something?
Want the full scoring formula, evidence hierarchy, and 40-subdimension anchor table in one place? Read the complete methodology →