A transparent, expert-reviewed methodology.
Our full scoring framework is published and versioned like software. You will always know exactly how your score is calculated, what evidence is required, and what it takes to improve before you start, and so can your buyers.
The assessment
Four steps from submission to badge.
Recognition only matters if it can be trusted. Every badge links back to a live profile that proves it is real and current.
01.
Smart questionnaire
Answer a questionnaire tailored to your sector and company size only what is relevant to you.
02.
Upload evidence
Attach policies, certificates, and KPIs in one secure workspace. Reuse them year over year.
03.
Expert review
A trained analyst verifies every submission line by line against international standards.
04.
Score & badge
Receive your scorecard, tier, and a verifiable badge plus clear areas to improve.
The scoring model
We score outcomes, not paperwork.
Every criterion is scored across four layers. Unlike document-led raters, we weight real performance and trajectory far above having a policy. A signed policy with no results earns the Intent points and little else.
15%
Intent
Policies, commitments & board-level ownership.
25%
Implementation
Management systems, certifications, training & coverage.
45%
Performance
Actual KPIs & outcomes + trajectory over time.
15%
Verification
Evidence quality, third-party verification & primary-data links.
Evidence-weighted: claims without proof don’t score. Templates don’t score either — using our policy templates earns no points; only what you actually do and achieve counts.
What we actually assess
24 criteria, across four dimensions.
The exact criteria we apply — grouped by dimension, with what each measures. Only the criteria material to your sector are activated, and weights re-balance by industry. Expand each dimension.
Scoring & weightings
Weighted for what matters in your sector.
Each dimension contributes to a single 0–100 score. We start from a published cross-sector baseline, then re-balance using a materiality model aligned to GRI & SASB sector standards.
Cross-sector baseline
Manufacturing (re-balanced)
Environment ↑ (energy- & emissions-intensive production); Governance ↓ (lower relative risk). See all 8 sector weightings →
Assurance
Every score carries a verification level.
Alongside the 0–100 score, each rating publishes an Verification level how independently verified the underlying data is. It’s a coverage-weighted blend of how every data point was checked.
Audited
Independently assured by a third party (reasonable assurance).
Verified
Documentary evidence reviewed line-by-line by our analysts.
Reviewed
Self-reported data, sense-checked by an analyst.
Declared
Self-reported, not yet independently checked.
Estimated
Modelled or inferred where primary data is unavailable.
Standards alignment
Mapped to the frameworks your stakeholders ask about.
Our criteria are cross-walked to the major global disclosure standards, so a single assessment answers many questionnaires at once.
Assurance
Reviewed by people, not just algorithms.
Every rating is checked by a trained ESG analyst. No black box, no automated-only scoring — and a published methodology you can audit.
100%
of assessments reviewed by a human analyst
24+
criteria evaluated across four dimensions
2–4
weeks from submission to verified badge
Rolling
continuously maintained — with a “last verified” date
Disagree with your score?
There’s a free, structured correction and appeals process. Submit additional or corrected evidence and an independent reviewer re-evaluates the affected criteria. No pay-to-rescore — better evidence simply reprices your score.
How the methodology is governed
The framework is owned by an independent Methodology Committee, versioned like software (semantic versioning), and every change is documented in a public changelog. Your fees never influence your score assessment and commercial functions are kept separate.
Earn a rating buyers actually trust.
Start your assessment today and turn your sustainability work into recognition others can verify.