Aawardz Business Assessment
How We Assess
Understand how we score your answers, when a person reviews them and what an issued certificate shows.
What we assess
10 questions cover 6 areas of your reported business practices.
- Direction & learning
- Customers & trust
- Delivery & quality
- Financial resilience
- Governance & responsibility
- People & capability
How we score your answers
Scored answers receive 0, 50 or 100 points. The score out of 100 is a weighted average of scored answers. Weights vary by business category and stage. Unknown, private and unanswered responses remain unscored.
A score requires at least 70% weighted answer coverage and at least one scored answer in five of the six areas. A reported serious issue holds the star rating for review.
- 5 stars 85–100
- 4 stars 70–84
- 3 stars 55–69
- 2 stars 40–54
- 1 star 0–39
Provisional result and human review
The free self-assessment shows a provisional result when there is enough information. Eligible invited applicants can submit their answers for human review when that service is available.
In Aawardz Owner Review, the Aawardz owner checks the submitted answers. If your invitation offers independent review, an assigned independent reviewer checks them. The person reviewing your answers can confirm or adjust the proposed star rating. The review covers the submitted answers and stated assessment scope.
Certificates and verification
A certificate requires approval and issuance. An issued certificate shows its scope, reporting period, issue date and Valid until date. Check the certificate ID in the directory for the current status of a public certificate. For private delivery, use your assessment receipt.
The public directory lists eligible active certificates only where the applicant authorised publication.