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How ESG Orgs. verifies ESG credentials, classifies each profile by tier, and ensures review integrity.
Transparency and trust are foundational to ESG Orgs. This page documents the ESG verification methodology behind every profile in the directory: how we confirm organisational identity, how we authenticate certifications across the 24-platform trust registry, how we validate reviews, and how the resulting structured data feeds the AI Citation Analytics product. Every verified profile produces JSON-LD that AI systems and procurement platforms can cite with confidence. Credential verification is automated – there is no editorial gatekeeping of who can list. Content moderation is AI-assisted, with humans reviewing flagged items before they go live to maintain rigorous standards.
When an organisation submits a credential on ESG Orgs., our verification system performs the following checks. We are explicit about what each check proves and what it does not, because anti-greenwashing positioning depends on honest framing of the evidence we hold.
bcorporation.net, ecovadis.com). This proves the URL is on a recognised platform; it does not prove the platform issued the credential.What “verified” means and does not mean.A “verified” badge on ESG Orgs. confirms the three URL-based checks above (and, for Green Web Foundation, the API check). It does not constitute an audit by the issuing platform. We do not poll most platforms for credential validity – orgs are responsible for keeping their listings current. Where this matters most (regulator-grade verification, third-party assurance for emissions data), the methodology is documented per-credential and the assurance level is shown explicitly on each profile.
Verifiable, not verified-by-default. Every claimed credential is verifiable: we cross-check it against the 24recognised ESG platforms in our trust registry. Organisations that have not connected a credential yet are clearly labelled self-declared or unclaimed, so a profile's tier always reflects what we have actually checked.
Organisations whose credentials pass these checks receive a Verified badge on their profile, and the verified credential URLs are emitted in the profile's JSON-LD structured data – making them discoverable and citable by AI systems like Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, and consumable by Scope 3 supply chain reporting tools.
Citable ESG Orgs. applies the following integrity measures to all reviews:
Our trust registry covers 24 ESG verification platforms across six categories:
EcoVadis, CDP, MSCI ESG, Sustainalytics, S&P Global ESG, ISS ESG
ISO 14001, LEED, BREEAM, Green Star, WELL Building, Energy Star
B Corp, Fair Trade, SA8000, Rainforest Alliance
GRI, SASB/ISSB, TCFD, TNFD, UN Global Compact
FSC, MSC, Cradle to Cradle
Climate Bonds Initiative, PRI
We verify against 24 recognised ESG credential platforms (B Corp, EcoVadis, CDP, SBTi, ISO 14001, GRI, and others). Verification is automated through three checks: a domain match against the platform's listed domain, a live-page check that returns under 400, and a slug-containment check for company-specific platforms. There is no editorial gatekeeping of who can list – credential checks decide tier.
All 24 platforms in our trust registry: B Corp, EcoVadis, CDP A List, SBTi, ISO 14001, GRI, TCFD, ISSB / IFRS S1+S2, ESRS, ESG Book, Sustainalytics, MSCI ESG, S&P Global CSA, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, ISS ESG, Reprisk, Persefoni, Watershed, Worldfavor, Sweep, Climateworks, Plan A, and Green Web Foundation. See [Methodology · ESG Trust Registry](/methodology#esg-trust-registry).
Credential verification is fully automated. Content moderation (articles, press releases, events) is AI-assisted with human review of flagged items. There is no manual approval queue for adding a profile – orgs can self-register and credential checks classify the resulting profile as verified, self-declared, or pending.
Reviews are tied to a verified relationship (client, partner, supplier, or investor) declared by the reviewer. Each review passes through an automated authenticity check covering language patterns, IP / device anomalies, and rate limits. Reviewers must verify their email; relationship attestation is part of the submission form.
Yes. Self-declared organisations appear with a 'self-declared' tier badge that visibly distinguishes them from verified ones. This avoids a false-positive ladder of trust while keeping the directory open to all ESG organisations. Self-declared orgs can upgrade by connecting a verified credential at any time.
Every profile carries a transparency score that flags inconsistencies (net zero targets without baselines, unverified certifications, self-reported-only data, missing evidence). Public profiles surface these flags rather than hiding them, so procurement teams and AI systems can assess data quality at a glance. See the Methodology page's verification section for the specific signals.
Credentials are re-verified periodically through the reverify-integrations cron job. If a credential's source URL becomes inaccessible or the org's domain no longer matches, the profile is automatically downgraded to pending pending re-verification. Orgs are notified when this happens.
The Trust Registry is the curated list of 24 third-party verification platforms whose credentials we accept. Each platform is categorised (Corporate Sustainability Ratings, Environmental Certifications, Social & Ethical Standards, Reporting Frameworks, Industry-Specific, Financial Sustainability) and assigned a verification level (company-specific or standard-page) that determines how we check URL evidence.
Claim your free profile, connect your certifications, and let our automated system verify your credentials. Verified organisations appear in the ESG directory, Scope 3 supplier assessments, and AI citation results.