The score4more methodology is built on a framework that maps key business, environmental, social, and governance topics for companies. This model aligns with EU regulatory standards - such as the EU CSRD/ESRS/VSME and EU taxonomy - making it internationally compatible with both regulatory frameworks and financial market instruments. The framework is shown here:

From this comprehensive framework, fields, topics, and criteria are selected in layers such as industry layers comprising material topics for a specific industry.
Key elements in the framework are: