Where sustainability meets success.

This (Samson) approach to ESG scoring based on the Deming and Baldrige frameworks is a well-established and validated method, very useful for benchmarking, identifying strengths and weaknesses, then launching improvement initiatives. The field of ESG will benefit in application from this scoring approach.

I applaud Professor Samson’s adaption of this approach to the ESG domain.

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Professor Masaharu Ota 
Graduate School of Business, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan

In the field of ESG, I recently arranged for Professor Samson to visit Indonesia and present the ESG framework and scorecard that he developed within the company ESG Perform, to executive groups and board directors/ chairpersons of eight large Indonesian organisations.

The companies that we gave presentations to and had discussions with were all major companies in industries ranging from a retail/ supermarket chain, through major utilities such as water supply and telecom, through to significant manufacturing, mining and resource companies. The trip was sponsored by the chairpersons of some of those companies.

In those presentations and discussions, Professor Samson’s ESG scorecard resonated strongly with the sustainability orientation and requirements of the companies: we are working with a major resource company, in developing/ adapting and piloting the ESG approach within its business divisions. Samson’s scorecard has much to commend it: it is both concise and
precise, and it provides an efficient way for a company to measure, evaluate, report and improve its ESG, as a critically important element of corporate sustainability.

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Prof. Peter Verhezen
PhD Professor, University of Antwerp

The ‘hesitation’ we find is that many of your members feel the pressure to show they’re doing well with ESG, but it can be confusing, expensive and difficult to enact, especially for some medium to smaller businesses.

Your solution the “The Samson Score” is a simple and reliable way to check ESG performance. It will help our members because it;

1. Looks at 23 different parts of ESG:
   It delves into the most important topics such as planning, the environment, how companies treat people, how they’re run, and what results they get.
2. Follows global standards:
   It’s based on international guidelines that everyone recognizes.
3. Easy to understand:
   Instead of just looking at raw numbers, it uses a simple scale to show how well a member’s company is performing at each stage.
4. Backed by evidence:
   Our member companies will need to show proof (like policies and reports) for each area.
5. Comparable:
   Our member companies can compare themselves across different industries and see how they improve over time.
6. Unique:
   Unlike other tools, the “Samson Score” looks at all parts of ESG and makes it easy for our smaller member companies to get started.

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Rod Heath
General Manager Monash Food Innovation (MFI)

I discovered “ESG Perform” and their ESG tool as a Non-Executive Director in the Sports sector when looking to drive ESG improvements for a diverse group of members.

The ESG Perform Framework was easy to follow and included a leadership section, a critical lever to embedding ESG into organisations purpose and planning and helping enable organisational performance and profitability.

What was more impressive was how each of the 23 attributes were measured quantitatively providing rigour, reducing subjectivity, and allowing descriptive analysis to inform strategic decisions and detailed improvement action plans. Having a score for each sub-category that
ladders up to a category score, and overall total score enables organisations to get a holistic view and prioritise what to focus on first.

The ESG Perform tool is “fit for purpose” and would also be useful to benchmark companies within and across sectors in the future. Well done.

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Sandra Loader
Executive / Non-Executive Director / Consultant