{"id":36218,"date":"2021-12-03T09:11:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/?page_id=36218"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:26:46","slug":"sme-esg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/sme-esg\/","title":{"rendered":"SMERA Sustainability Assessment for SME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36218\" class=\"elementor elementor-36218\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9690a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9690a79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle-asymmetrical&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M738,99l262-93V0H0v5.6L738,99z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9552a42\" data-id=\"9552a42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0740e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0740e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sme-esg-11-pkcsmh6dkfop44l24pyo7yxtib8j0v58bf36sr6al0.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"sme-esg-11\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-113fcbc\" data-id=\"113fcbc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06371c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b06371c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">SMERA Sustainability Assessment<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">India's first ESG & Sustainability Assessment for SMEs<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45712ad elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45712ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-264f02f\" data-id=\"264f02f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135c273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135c273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pandemic has made companies realise that the realities in which they operate have changed, while stakeholders are increasingly demanding transparency on corporate actions to mitigate impacts and risks. Sustainability reporting helps companies future-proof and prepare for what comes next. SMEs view sustainability as an opportunity to grow and thrive in the competitive market place.<\/p><p>SMERA supports SMEs to showcase and maintain a track record of their sustainability efforts through our sustainability assessment which includes-<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd52802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd52802\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a687767\" data-id=\"a687767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd8284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd8284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability Rating<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32dfb6f\" data-id=\"32dfb6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58496c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58496c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gap Analysis<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e24e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e24e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our assessment framework weights sustainability performance on a 5-star rating scale wherein 5 stars indicate companies with robust sustainability risk management framework, while 1 star indicates poor performance. SMERA\u2019s sustainability score will provide a summary of a company\u2019s sustainability strategy, programs\/initiatives and results across 6 themes covering Environmental Impact of Operations, Sustainability Initiatives, Business Ethics, Community, Labour &amp; Human Rights Management, Consumer &amp; Product Responsibility and Transparency in ESG Reporting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58373a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e58373a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why sustainability assessment is important for SMEs?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c1fa3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" 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Sustainability reporting helps companies future-proof and prepare for what comes next. SMEs view sustainability as an opportunity to grow and thrive in the competitive market place. SMERA supports SMEs to showcase and maintain a track record of their sustainability efforts through our sustainability assessment which includes- Sustainability Rating Gap Analysis Our assessment framework weights sustainability performance on a 5-star rating&hellip; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/sme-esg\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36218"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38247,"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36218\/revisions\/38247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smeraonline.com\/newweb\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}