Process and Methodology

  1. All reports submitted are subject to a pre-screening performed by members of the Belgian Institute of Statutory Auditors (IBR-IRE) based on using the Evaluation criteria (see on the right side). To maintain objectivity, evaluators abstain from reviewing reports where a conflict of interest exists. They short-list the sustainability reports (per category) that achieve the highest ratings (by the end of Augustus). These reports will be subject to scoring by the Jury members, as from begin September. 
  2. Jury members are requested to rate the applications on a scale from 0 (neutral/negative) to 10 (positive) by applying the Evaluation criteria (see on the right side).
  3. The Jury acts on an ad honorem basis and follows the principle of “independent” votes ensuring that Jury members do not evaluate reports in which they have a conflict of interest. The President of the Jury has no voting right. The President's term is three years. 
  4. The IBR-IRE staff compiles scores from all individual Jury members and shares the results with the Jury in the meeting (mid-October) to enable the Jury to discuss reports and rating and to select the winners.

    Evaluation criteria 2026:

    In preparation

     Presentation of the Jury Process (as from 2025 edition)

     

    Composition 2026

    Under the chair of Sandra Gobert, CEO at Guberna, the Jury, is composed of representatives from public entities and federations as well as the academic and economic communities. The members of the Jury, including the President, are all independent from the IBR/IRE/profession. The winners of previous editions are also invited to participate in the Jury for the subsequent edition, as they are ineligible to submit a report in the year following their win.