Sigdia SME ESG Score Framework

Understanding how your questionnaire responses translate into your ESG Score

Version 1.1 — Rectified methodologySelf-Assessment Methodology v1.0

Purpose

This framework converts an SME's questionnaire responses into a transparent 0–100 Sigdia ESG Score, a data-confidence status, and one readiness outcome: Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.

It is designed as a supplier-readiness and ESG-management assessment; it is not a legal-compliance opinion, certification, assurance statement, RFP guarantee, or substitute for an issuer's own materiality assessment, HKEX reporting and due diligence.

Public-language ruleBronze–Platinum results must always display assessment period, DCR status and any award cap. Use "self-declared", "evidence-reviewed" or "independently validated"; do not use "verified", "assured", "certified", "directly satisfies RFPs", "mandatory compliance" or lender/underwriting language unless the named third-party validation scope supports it.

Assessment Design at a Glance

Environmental

Energy, carbon, resource use, lawful operational controls, climate resilience, and sector controls

Social

Labour safeguards, health & safety, workforce development, product/service responsibility, and community contribution

Governance & Supplier Readiness

Ethics, legal compliance, ESG ownership, data quality, supply-chain oversight, and buyer engagement

Data Confidence Rating (DCR)

0–10

Separate evidence and completeness control; does not add points