
(Sustainability)


Program Impact Vertification
"The issuer may seek independent assurance to strengthen the credibility of the ESG information disclosed.
HKEX's Appendix 27 Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide (Point 9)
https://en-rules.hkex.com.hk/rulebook/environmental-social-and-governance-reporting-guide-0
Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. With customers, investors, pre-employee and other key stakeholders subjected to thousands of brand messages a day, business must make an impression quickly.
Scenarios requiring interparty trust are quite common in the business world as well, where customers, investors or other stakeholders expect not only an accurate info, but also a trustworthy mechanism for verifying that the info have not been altered after the fact in a convenient way.
Third-party Vertification
Effectively communicating your business credentials and providing legitimate proof to back up your sustainability claims by independent third parties is trustworthy verification for customers, investors, analysts, ESG/Sustainability report writers, auditors, and other stakeholders.


SocietyNext Foundation (SN) is registered non-profit organziation independent assurance and issue SDG-based Vertification Statement for your programs (SDG Assurance).
SDG-Based Vertification Statement is SDG-based program impact certificate that how the program being evaluated affects outcomes, whether these effects are intended or unintended.
Each SDG-Baased Vertification Statement will unlock some SDG Badge(s). The Badge(s) can be placed on website, on social media, and in an ESG/Sustainability report. Organizations take part will represent the SDG Badge and convey a clear, singular message to stakeholders: "We are working towards a sustainable future."



















And for those up for a challenge, there are loads of symbolic badges to aim for such as InnoESG Recognitions Series (Strategic ESG Prize or ESG Program Award).
All SDG World Records or Your Own Sustainability Programs/Practices are eligible to apply the Vertification Statement.
To learn more about SDG-based Vertification Statement
please email sdgvs@societynext.org.