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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. 

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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.

SDG Assurance

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.

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SocietyNext Foundation (SN) is registered non-profit organziation independent assurance and issue SDG-based Vertification Statement for your programs (SDG Assurance).

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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. 

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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."

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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).

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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.

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