The assessment is conducted over a period of
six months by a pool of CII-certified Sustainability
Assessors from diverse professional
backgrounds that spend approximately 1,000
man-hours per application. The results of each
assessment is reviewed by a preeminent Jury,
comprising of former bureaucrats,
representatives of government, civil society and
academia at two stages before arriving at the
final decision.
Assessment is based on around 250 indicators
which cover 16 aspects of sustainability. The
assessment has been made more
comprehensive to include aspects such as
Business Ethics, Employee Development,
Human Rights and Biodiversity.
Methodology is adapted from the
internationally acclaimed European
Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)
approach wherein equal weight is assigned
to ‘Enablers’ and ‘Results,’ indicating a
cause-effect relationship.
For companies that do not qualify the preliminary
stage, no feedback report is provided to the
applicants.
Feedback report is provided to the applicants in
two phases. For companies that do not qualify for
site visit, feedback reports are provided after desk
assessments are over. This will be around
November 2023.
For companies that qualify for site visits, feedback
reports are provided after the end of the Awards
cycle. This will be around December 2023.
