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Article published in May 2023, updated in August 2026
In this article, you will discover :
- What the Impact Score is : a free CSR self-assessment application, achievable in less than 2 hours, without audit or documentation
- How Positive Company® contributed to its deployment: agile approach, enhanced security, intuitive ergonomics, 100% French hosting
- The results obtained: nearly 3,000 companies self-assessed using the tool
For a year, Positive Company® has been developing the Impact Score application for the Impact Movement France, with a clear goal: to enable as many companies as possible to assess and improve their CSR performance. Thanks to a 60-question questionnaire that can be completed in less than 2 hours, without audit or justification, the tool has already convinced nearly 3,000 companies. A look behind the scenes of this 100% French tool, designed for large-scale self-diagnosis.
What is the Impact Score ?
The Impact Score is an application that allows companies to be questioned on a CSR reference framework. It allows for mapping the impact of an organization at a 360° level, taking into account both ecological and social.
It is a tool to evaluate and improve a company's performance in terms of sustainable development.
A quick and free self-assessment
The tool automatically generates a score without requiring an 'audit. On average, the Impact Score is achieved in less than 2 hours thanks to 60 quick questions that do not require supporting documents.
Each company can thus:
- Self-assess by receiving its score
- Compare itself with other companies
- Identify its priority areas for improvement
Nearly 3,000 companies have already used the tool.
Info point / vocabulary
CSR Reference : a structured set of criteria and questions used to assess a company's practices regarding social and environmental responsibility, serving as a common basis for comparison between organizations.
360° Mapping : an approach that aims to cover all dimensions of a subject, without blind spots — here, the overall impact of a company, intersecting both ecological and social issues.
Self-assessment (self-diagnosis) : a process in which a company answers a questionnaire itself to estimate its own performance, without external intervention or verification — to be distinguished from an audit, which involves oversight by a third party with supporting documents.
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How Positive Company® contributed to the success of the tool
Agile and scalable deployment
The Positive Company® team worked closely with the Impact France Movement to ensure effective deployment. The agile approach adopted allows for frequent updates and continuous improvement, to quickly respond to the changing needs of users.
Enhanced security and 100% French hosting
Security is a top priority in the development of the application. Beyond the technical aspect, Positive Company® is committed to maintaining an application 100% French : a team of developers based in the south of France and low CO2 emitting servers, hosted in France.
Intuitive ergonomics
The user interface has been designed to encourage adoption by a wide audience, facilitating navigation and information entry. User feedback is continuously integrated to ensure a smooth experience.
"The Impact Movement France is proud to rely on the expertise of Positive Company® to engage thousands of French companies towards greater social and ecological impact. The support provided is of high quality, with very responsive teams that listen to our needs."
Octave Kleynjansohn, Director of Development Movement Impact France
What is the Movement Impact France?
The Movement Impact France is an organization that brings together companies committed to a positive social and ecological impact approach. To support these companies, it has developed the Impact Score — a free CSR self-assessment tool, created in partnership with Positive Company® which ensures its technical development and deployment on its Scoring by Positive® platform.
Conclusion
By developing the Impact Score for the Movement Impact France, Positive Company® demonstrates that technology can be a lever for accelerating CSR transformation. A simple, fast, and free tool that has already convinced nearly 3,000 companies to self-assess — and start making progress.
Do you want to go further than a self-diagnosis and deploy a structured CSR assessment with your suppliers?
Scoring by Positive supports clients in deploying customized assessments — without charging the process to your suppliers.
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The Impact Score is a free CSR self-assessment application, developed by Positive Company® for the Movement Impact France. It allows a company to measure its CSR performance at 360° — ecological and social aspects — through 60 questions tailored to its size, without audit or supporting documents. The result is a score that allows the company to position itself and compare with other organizations.
The Impact Score is completed in less than 2 hours on average. The 60-question survey does not require any supporting documents, making it accessible to any company, regardless of its CSR maturity. The score is generated automatically at the end of the survey.
The data from the Impact Score application is hosted in France, on low CO2 emitting servers. The development team of Positive Company® is also based in the south of France. The application is 100% French, from design to hosting.
Yes. While the Impact Score is designed for self-assessment without audit, Scoring by Positive® is the tool dedicated to clients wishing to assess the CSR maturity of their suppliers with documented evidence. It is aimed at companies that want to go beyond declarations and implement a structured approach with their supply chain, without charging their suppliers for the process.